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propertyDescription
Describes a single unique canonical property. Every such property intended to be available in the system must have a corresponding element.
Syntax for Windows 7
<!-- propertyDescription for Windows 7-->
<xs:element name="propertyDescription">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:all>
<xs:element ref="searchInfo" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
<xs:element ref="labelInfo" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
<xs:element ref="typeInfo" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
<xs:element ref="aliasInfo" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
<xs:element ref="displayInfo" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
<xs:element ref="relatedPropertyInfo" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
</xs:all>
<xs:attribute name="formatID" type="uuid" use="required"/>
<xs:attribute name="propID" type="propid" use="required"/>
<xs:attribute name="name" type="canonical-name" use="required"/>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
Syntax for Vista
<!-- propertyDescription for Windows Vista-->
<xs:element name="propertyDescription">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:all>
<xs:element ref="searchInfo" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
<xs:element ref="labelInfo" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
<xs:element ref="typeInfo" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
<xs:element ref="aliasInfo" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
<xs:element ref="displayInfo" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
</xs:all>
<xs:attribute name="formatID" type="uuid" use="required"/>
<xs:attribute name="propID" type="xs:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
<xs:attribute name="name" type="canonical-name" use="required"/>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
Element Information
| Parent Element | Child Elements |
|---|---|
| propertyDescriptionList | searchInfo |
| labelInfo | |
| typeInfo | |
| aliasInfo | |
| displayInfo | |
| relatedPropertyInfo |
Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| name | Required. The canonical property name, unique to the system; for example, System.Rating. This string is of type canonical-type and is limited to 64 characters. The name is case-sensitive and should use the following syntax: Publisher.Application.PropertyName. IPropertyDescription::GetCanonicalName returns this value. |
| formatID | Required. The property's format identifier (FMTID). The value must include enclosing braces; for example, {64440492-4C8B-11D1-8B70-080036B11A03}. IPropertyDescription::GetPropertyKey returns this value. |
| propID | Required. The property identifier (PID); for example, 9. IPropertyDescription::GetPropertyKey returns this value. This value must be greater than or equal to 2. The values 0 and 1 are reserved by the system. |
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