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MicrosoftGame.config Element - KnownDependency

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Shortcut to specify one of the commonly used framework packages. Attribute specification of name is required and MinVersion is set automatically. Refer to the ST_KnownDependency section in the following schema for a list of possible shortcuts.

Parent

This element's parent is the DependencyList element.

Requirement

This element is optional and is not required to be set.

Platform

This element only pertains to PC devices.

Behavior

  • No attributes.
  • No default value.
  • Allowed value is DX11 (for DirectX Runtime dependencies), VC11 (for Visual Studio C++ Runtime for Visual Studio 2012), VC12 (for Visual Studio C++ Runtime for Visual Studio 2013) and VC14 (for Visual Studio C++ Runtime for Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022).

Remarks

Differences between Dependency and KnownDependency elements.

The KnownDependency element is intended to provide a simpler way to specificy common dependencies. Please refer to the schema for a list of allowed values. The KnownDependency element also uses a minimum verison by default and does not require this to be set.

The Dependency element requires specification of the full identity name of the framework package in addition to requiring a minimum version to be set.

We recommend using KnownDependency for common dependencies that are specified and only using Dependency if you want finer grain control of a specific framework package or framework package version.

See Also

MicrosoftGame.config Reference - Table of Contents