Element: Extension

Description

Extension for a Component

Derived By

Restricting anyType

Attributes

Name	Type	Required?	Default	Description
Id	string	Yes		This is simply the file extension, like "doc" or "xml". Do not include the preceding period.
ContentType	string	No		The MIME type that is to be written.
Advertise	YesNoType	No		Whether this extension is to be advertised. The default is "no".

Content Model

Contains elements as defined in the following table.

Component	Type	Occurs	Description
		0..*
MIME	anyType (restriction)	1..1	MIME content-type for an Extension
Verb	anyType (restriction)	1..1	Verb definition for an Extension.

Referenced By

• Element Component
• Element ProgId

Definition

<xs:element name="Extension">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>
                Extension for a Component
            </xs:documentation>
    <xs:appinfo>
      <xse:msiRef table="MIME" href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa370035.aspx" xmlns:xse="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2005/XmlSchemaExtension" />
      <xse:msiRef table="Verb" href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa372487.aspx" xmlns:xse="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2005/XmlSchemaExtension" />
      <xse:msiRef table="Registry" href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa371168.aspx" xmlns:xse="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2005/XmlSchemaExtension" />
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:complexType>
    <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>MIME and Verbs can be associated with Extensions</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
      <xs:element ref="MIME" />
      <xs:element ref="Verb" />
    </xs:choice>
    <xs:attribute name="Id" type="xs:string" use="required">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>This is simply the file extension, like "doc" or "xml".  Do not include the preceding period.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:attribute>
    <xs:attribute name="ContentType" type="xs:string">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The MIME type that is to be written.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:attribute>
    <xs:attribute name="Advertise" type="YesNoType">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>Whether this extension is to be advertised. The default is "no".</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:attribute>
    <xs:anyAttribute namespace="##other" processContents="lax">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>
                    Extensibility point in the WiX XML Schema.  Schema extensions can register additional
                    attributes at this point in the schema.
                </xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:anyAttribute>
  </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

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