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Category element

Qualified published component for parent Component

Attributes

AppData

string

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.

Feature

string

Feature that controls the advertisement of the category. Defaults to the primary Feature for the parent Component .

Id

Guid required

A string GUID that represents the category of components being grouped together.

Qualifier

string required

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.

Parents

Windows Installer references