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LaunchAction (extensions schema for Windows 8.1, child of AutoPlayDevice)

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Describes an AutoPlay device action.

Element hierarchy

<Extension>
<AutoPlayDevice>
<LaunchAction>

Syntax

<LaunchAction Verb              = A string between 1 and 64 characters in length that consists of alphanumeric, period, dash, and space characters only.
              ActionDisplayName = A string between 1 and 256 characters in length. This string is localizable. 
              DeviceEvent       = A string between 1 and 255 characters in length. Backward slashes ('\') are not allowed. />

Attributes and Elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
ActionDisplayName

The name displayed to the user in the AutoPlay flyout for the handler.

This string is localizable.

 A string between 1 and 256 characters in length. This string is localizable. Yes
DeviceEvent

The name of a device-related event that the extensibility point handles. For more info, see Remarks.

 A string between 1 and 255 characters in length. Backward slashes ('\') are not allowed. Yes
Verb

A unique identifier that is passed to the app when it is launched. The app can use this string to determine which AutoPlay handler triggered its launch. It is unique per application in the package and is case sensitive.

 A string between 1 and 64 characters in length that consists of alphanumeric, period, dash, and space characters only. Yes

 

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Parent Element Description
AutoPlayDevice

Declares an app extensibility point of type windows.autoPlayDevice. The app provides the specified AutoPlay device actions.

 

The following elements have the same name as this one, but different content or attributes:

Remarks

DeviceEvent can be a custom event defined for the device. For WPD devices, DeviceEvent can be one of the following well-known events:

  • WPD\AudioSource
  • WPD\ImageSource
  • WPD\VideoSource

Examples

<Extension Category="windows.autoPlayDevice">
  <AutoPlayDevice>
    <LaunchAction Verb="import" ActionDisplayName="Import" DeviceEvent="WPD\ImageSource"/>
  </AutoPlayDevice>
</Extension>

Requirements

Value
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/2010/manifest