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desktop10:CustomEventSource

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Description

Defines an event source within a custom event log.

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Extensions>

         <desktop10:Extension>

              <desktop10:CustomDesktopEventLog>

                   <desktop10:CustomEventSource>

Syntax

<desktop10:CustomEventSource
  EventSourceName = 'A string with a value between 1 and 32767 characters in length that cannot start or end with a whitespace character. May contain whitespace characters in between the first and last values.'
  CategoryCount = 'An optional unsigned integer value. A number between -2147483648 and 2147483647.'
  CategoryMessageFile = 'A string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length and cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *.'
  >

  <!-- Child Elements -->
  desktop10:CustomEventSource
  desktop10:TypesSupported

</desktop10:CustomEventSource>

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
EventSourceName The name of the custom event source. Used as the registry key name. A string with a value between 1 and 32767 characters in length that cannot start or end with a whitespace character. May contain whitespace characters in between the first and last values. Yes
CategoryCount Number of event categories supported. An optional unsigned integer value. A number between -2147483648 and 2147483647. No
CategoryMessageFile Path to the category message file. A category message file contains language-dependent strings that describe the categories. A string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length and cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *. No

Child elements

Child element Description
desktop10:EventMessageFiles Defines 1 or more DLL files containing the language strings describing the events.
desktop10:TypesSupported Defines 1 or more of the event log types supported by the event source.

Parent elements

Parent element Description
desktop10:CustomDesktopEventLog Declares an extensibility point for the app.

Remarks

For more information on custom event sources, see Event Sources.

Requirements

Item Value
desktop10 http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/desktop/windows10/10
Minimum OS Version Windows 11 version 22H2 (Build 22621)