String element

Defines a string that can be used as the text of one or more <Description>, <Label>, or <Title> elements.

Note

• When the parent element is <ShortStrings>, the value can be no more than 125 characters.
• When the parent element is <LongStrings>, the value can be no more than 250 characters.

Add-in type: Task pane, Mail

Valid only in these VersionOverrides schemas:

• Task pane 1.0
• Mail 1.0
• Mail 1.1

For more information, see Version overrides in the add-in only manifest.

Attributes

Attribute	Required	Description
id	Yes	Specifies the unique identifier of a string resource.
DefaultValue	Yes	Specifies the custom text of a resource. If the parent element is <ShortStrings>, the text can have a maximum of 125 characters. However, if its parent element is <LongStrings>, the text can have a maximum of 250 characters.

Child elements

Element	Type	Description
Override	string	Provides a way to override the string depending on a specified locale.

Example

<Resources>
      <bt:Images>
        <bt:Image id="icon1_16x16" DefaultValue="https://www.contoso.com/icon_default.png">
          <bt:Override Locale="ja-jp" Value="https://www.contoso.com/ja-jp16-icon_default.png" />
        </bt:Image>
        <bt:Image id="icon1_32x32" DefaultValue="https://www.contoso.com/icon_default.png">
          <bt:Override Locale="ja-jp" Value="https://www.contoso.com/ja-jp32-icon_default.png" />
        </bt:Image>
        <bt:Image id="icon1_80x80" DefaultValue="https://www.contoso.com/icon_default.png">
          <bt:Override Locale="ja-jp" Value="https://www.contoso.com/ja-jp80-icon_default.png" />
        </bt:Image>
      </bt:Images>
      <bt:Urls>
        <bt:Url id="residDesktopFuncUrl" DefaultValue="https://www.contoso.com/Pages/Home.aspx">
          <bt:Override Locale="ja-jp" Value="https://www.contoso.com/Pages/Home.aspx" />
        </bt:Url>
      </bt:Urls>
      <bt:ShortStrings>
        <bt:String id="residLabel" DefaultValue="GetData">
          <bt:Override Locale="ja-jp" Value="JA-JP-GetData" />
        </bt:String>
      </bt:ShortStrings>
      <bt:LongStrings>
        <bt:String id="residToolTip" DefaultValue="Get data for your document.">
          <bt:Override Locale="ja-jp" Value="JA-JP - Get data for your document." />
        </bt:String>
      </bt:LongStrings>
    </Resources>