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String element (Wxl extension)

Attributes

Id

string required

Identity of the localized string. Referenced in .wxs files using !(loc.Id) or in locutil using #(loc.Id).

Localizable

LocalizationYesNoType

Indicates whether the string is localizable text or a non-localizable string that must be unique per locale. The value of this attribute is not used by the WiX Toolset. It provided as documentation for localizers to ignore things like GUIDs or identifiers that look like text. This attribute’s value must be one of the following:

  • no
  • false
  • yes
  • true

Overridable

LocalizationYesNoType

Determines if the localized string may be overridden by a definition in another localization file. The default value is no. This attribute’s value must be one of the following:

  • no
  • false
  • yes
  • true

Value

string

The localized value for this string.

Parents

WixLocalization