Element: Category

Description

Qualified published component for parent Component

Derived By

Restricting anyType

Attributes

Name	Type	Required?	Default	Description
Id	Guid	Yes		A string GUID that represents the category of components being grouped together.
Qualifier	string	Yes		A text string that qualifies the value in the Id attribute.
AppData	string	No		An optional localizable text describing the category.
Feature	string	No		Feature that controls the advertisement of the category.

Content Model

Contains elements as defined in the following table.

Component	Type	Occurs	Description
		0..*
AppData	string	1..1	Optional way for defining AppData, generally used for complex CDATA.

Referenced By

• Element Component

Definition

<xs:element name="Category">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>
                Qualified published component for parent Component
            </xs:documentation>
    <xs:appinfo>
      <xse:msiRef table="PublishComponent" href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa370921.aspx" xmlns:xse="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2005/XmlSchemaExtension" />
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:complexType>
    <xs:sequence minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
      <xs:element ref="AppData" />
    </xs:sequence>
    <xs:attribute name="Id" use="required" type="Guid">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>A string GUID that represents the category of components being grouped together.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:attribute>
    <xs:attribute name="Qualifier" use="required" type="xs:string">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>A text string that qualifies the value in the Id attribute.  A qualifier is used to distinguish multiple forms of the same Component, such as a Component that is implemented in multiple languages.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:attribute>
    <xs:attribute name="AppData" type="xs:string">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>An optional localizable text describing the category.  The string is commonly parsed by the application and can be displayed to the user.  It should describe the category.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:attribute>
    <xs:attribute name="Feature" type="xs:string">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>Feature that controls the advertisement of the category.  Defaults to the primary Feature for the parent Component .</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:attribute>
  </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

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