MsiTokenAttribute Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.14.0.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.15.0.dll

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Defines a token string for the MSI installer.

public ref class MsiTokenAttribute sealed : Attribute

[System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple=true, Inherited=false)]
public sealed class MsiTokenAttribute : Attribute

[<System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple=true, Inherited=false)>]
type MsiTokenAttribute = class
    inherit Attribute

Public NotInheritable Class MsiTokenAttribute
Inherits Attribute

Inheritance: Attribute
MsiTokenAttribute

Attributes: AttributeUsageAttribute

Remarks

The regpkg.exe tool searches for these attributes on a package class to identify custom replacement tokens when generating registry scripts for the Microsoft Installer. Possible token names vary, but regpkg.exe supports the following tokens:

$ComponentPath : the path to the component.

SystemFolder : the path to the OS system folder (%systemroot%\system32)

For more information, see Registering VSPackages.

Constructors

MsiTokenAttribute(String, String)

Creates an MsiTokenAttribute object.

Properties

Name	Returns the MsiTokenAttribute name.
Value	Returns the MsiTokenAttribute value.

Applies to