message (messageTable) Element

Contains a reference to a string in the localization section of the manifest.

<xs:element name="message">
    <xs:complexType>
        <xs:attribute name="value"
            type="string"
            use="required"
         />
        <xs:attribute name="mid"
            type="string"
            use="optional"
         />
        <xs:attribute name="message"
            type="string"
            use="required"
         />
        <xs:attribute name="symbol"
            type="string"
            use="optional"
         />
    </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

The message element is defined by the messageTable element.

Attributes

Name Type Description
message string A reference to the localized string in the string table.
mid string Not used.
symbol string The symbolic name that you want the message compiler to create for this message string.
value string The number to use as the message identifier for this message.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]

See also

Parent elements

messageTable (EventsType)

messageTable (MetadataType)