PackageDependency

Declares a dependency on another package that is marked as a framework package.

Element hierarchy

<Package>
   └─ <Dependencies>
      └─ <PackageDependency>

Syntax

<Package
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10">
  ...
  <PackageDependency
    Name = 'A required value. <!-- TODO: Add description for t:ST_PackageName -->'
    Publisher = 'A required value. <!-- TODO: Add description for t:ST_Publisher_2010_v2 -->'
    MinVersion = 'A required version string in quad notation, major.minor.build.revision, e.g. 1.2.3.4.'
    MaxMajorVersionTested = 'An optional value. <!-- TODO: Add description for xs:unsignedShort -->'
    uap6:Optional = 'An optional boolean value.' />
</Package>

Attributes

Attribute	Description	Data type	Required	Default value
Name	The name as it appears in the Name attribute of the Identity element of the dependency package.	A value.	Yes
Publisher	The publisher as it appears in the Publisher attribute of the Identity element of the dependency package.	A value.	Yes
MinVersion	The minimum version of the dependency package.	A version string in quad notation, major.minor.build.revision, e.g. 1.2.3.4.	Yes
MaxMajorVersionTested	The maximum version of the dependency package tested against. Used to determine whether frameworks will be staged side-by-side, and what framework gets loaded into the package graph for the package.	An optional value.	No
uap6:Optional	Indicates that a framework package dependency is optional for the app, meaning the app can be installed even if the optional framework dependencies are not installed.	An optional boolean value.	No

Child elements

None.

Parent elements

Parent element	Description
Dependencies	Declares other packages that a package depends on to complete its software.

Requirements

Item	Value
Namespace	http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10
uap6	http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10/6
Minimum OS Version

Remarks

When working with package dependencies note the following:

• A package cannot have multiple dependency declarations that have the same Name attribute.
• If the Publisher attribute is not specified, then the dependency package must be unsigned. When a dependency package is unsigned it must also be marked as a framework package. See the Framework element.
• The version of the dependency package must be greater than or equal to the minimum version specified by this attribute.

Examples

<Dependencies>
  <PackageDependency Name="Microsoft.WinJS.1.0"
    Publisher="CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US"
    MinVersion="1.0.0.0"/>    
</Dependencies>