Author Element (VSX Schema)

Required. Specifies the author of the associated Visual Studio extension.

<Author>"Author Name"</Author>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute

Description

None

Child Elements

Element

Description

None

Parent Elements

Element

Description

Identifier Element

Contains the information that uniquely identifies the extension deployment package.

Text Value

The name of the author or company who produced the package. A text value is required. The maximum length for this element is fifty characters.

Element Information

Namespace

https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema/2010

Schema Name

VSIX Manifest

Validation File

VSIXManifestSchema.xsd

Can be Empty

Not applicable

See Also

Other Resources

VSIX Extension Schema Reference

Visual Studio Extension Deployment