desktop2:SearchFilterHandler

Enables Windows Desktop Bridge apps to register IFilters to extract file properties for searching.

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Applications>

         <Application>

              <Extensions>

                   <desktop2:Extension>

                        <desktop2:SearchFilterHandler>

Syntax

<desktop2:SearchFilterHandler
  Clsid = 'A GUID in the form xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.'
  Path  = 'An optional string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length, ending with ".dll" and cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *.'
  ProcessorArchitecture = 'An optional string that can have one of the following values: "x86", "x64", "arm", "arm64", or "neutral".' />

  <!-- Child elements -->
  desktop2:FilterExtension{0,10000}

</desktop2:SearchFilterHandler>

Key

{} specific range of occurrences

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute	Description	Data type	Required	Default value
Clsid	The ID of the class that will be activated to handle requests for files.	A GUID in the form xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.	Yes
Path	The path to the binary in the app's package.	An optional string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length, ending with .dll, that cannot contain the following characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *.	No
ProcessorArchitecture	The processor architecture.	One of the following: x86, x64, arm, arm64, or neutral.	Yes

Child elements

Child element	Description
FilterExtension	Specifies the file type to be registered by the app.

Parent elements

Parent element	Description
Extensions	Defines one or more extensibility points for the app.

Requirements

Item	Value
Namespace	http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/desktop/windows10/2
Minimum OS Version	Windows 10 version 1703 (Build 15063)