<addin> element (Office development in Visual Studio)
Applies to: Visual Studio Visual Studio for Mac
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The addin element of the vstav3
namespace contains information that is specific to Microsoft Office VSTO Add-ins and document-level customizations developed with Visual Studio.
Syntax
<addIn>
<entryPointsCollection>
<entryPoints>
<entryPoint>
</entryPoint>
</entryPoints>
</entryPointsCollection>
<update></update>
<postActions>
<postAction>
<postActionData>
</postActionData>
<postAction>
</postActions>
<application>
<customization>
</customization>
</application
</addIn>
Elements and attributes
The addin element of the vstav3
namespace contains information about the Office solution and the Microsoft Office application. This element must be in the following namespace: vstav3=urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vsta.v3
. Child elements must also be in this namespace.
The addin
element has no attributes.
The addin
element has the following child elements.
entryPoints
Required. The entryPoints element is described in <entryPoints> element (Office development in Visual Studio).
update
Required. The update element is described in <update> element (Office development in Visual Studio).
postActions
Optional. The postActions element is described in <postActions> element (Office development in Visual Studio).
application
Required. The application element is described in <application> element (Office development in Visual Studio).
Document-level customization example
Description
The following code example illustrates the addin element in a document-level Office solution that is deployed by using ClickOnce. This code example is part of a larger example provided in Application manifests for Office solutions.
Code
<vstav3:addIn
xmlns:vstav3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vsta.v3">
<vstav3:entryPointsCollection>
<vstav3:entryPoints>
<vstav3:entryPoint
class="ContosoExcelWorkbook.ThisWorkbook">
<assemblyIdentity
name="ContosoExcelWorkbook"
version="1.0.0.0"
language="neutral"
processorArchitecture="msil" />
</vstav3:entryPoint>
<vstav3:entryPoint
class="ContosoExcelWorkbook.Sheet1">
<assemblyIdentity
name="ContosoExcelWorkbook"
version="1.0.0.0"
language="neutral"
processorArchitecture="msil" />
</vstav3:entryPoint>
<vstav3:entryPoint
class="ContosoExcelWorkbook.Sheet2">
<assemblyIdentity
name="ContosoExcelWorkbook"
version="1.0.0.0"
language="neutral"
processorArchitecture="msil" />
</vstav3:entryPoint>
<vstav3:entryPoint
class="ContosoExcelWorkbook.Sheet3">
<assemblyIdentity
name="ContosoExcelWorkbook"
version="1.0.0.0"
language="neutral"
processorArchitecture="msil" />
</vstav3:entryPoint>
</vstav3:entryPoints>
</vstav3:entryPointsCollection>
<vstav3:update
enabled="true">
<vstav3:expiration
maximumAge="7"
unit="days" />
</vstav3:update>
<vstav3:application>
<vstov4:customizations
xmlns:vstov4="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vsto.v4">
<vstov4:customization>
<vstov4:document
solutionId="73e" />
</vstov4:customization>
</vstov4:customizations>
</vstav3:application>
</vstav3:addIn>
VSTO Add-in example
Description
The following code example illustrates the addin element in an application-level Office solution that is deployed by using ClickOnce. This code example is part of a larger example provided in Application manifests for Office solutions.
Code
<vstav3:addIn
xmlns:vstav3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vsta.v3">
<vstav3:entryPointsCollection>
<vstav3:entryPoints>
<vstav3:entryPoint
class="ContosoOutlookAddIn.ThisAddIn">
<assemblyIdentity
name="ContosoOutlookAddIn"
version="1.0.0.0"
language="neutral"
processorArchitecture="msil" />
</vstav3:entryPoint>
</vstav3:entryPoints>
</vstav3:entryPointsCollection>
<vstav3:update
enabled="true">
<vstav3:expiration
maximumAge="7"
unit="days" />
</vstav3:update>
<vstav3:application>
<vstov4:customizations
xmlns:vstov4="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vsto.v4">
<vstov4:customization>
<vstov4:appAddIn
application="Outlook"
loadBehavior="3"
keyName="ContosoOutlookAddIn">
<vstov4:friendlyName>
ContosoOutlookAddIn
</vstov4:friendlyName>
<vstov4:description>
ContosoOutlookAddIn - Outlook VSTO Add-in
created with Visual Studio Tools for Office
</vstov4:description>
<vstov4:formRegions>
<vstov4:formRegion
name="OutlookAddIn1.FormRegion1">
<vstov4:messageClass name="IPM.Note" />
<vstov4:messageClass name="IPM.Contact" />
<vstov4:messageClass name="IPM.Appointment" />
</vstov4:formRegion>
</vstov4:formRegions>
</vstov4:appAddIn>
</vstov4:customization>
</vstov4:customizations>
</vstav3:application>
</vstav3:addIn>