com:Format (in SurrogateServer/Class, child of com:Readable)

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Specifies the file format an application can read (convert from).

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Applications>

         <Application>

              <Extensions>

                   <com:Extension>

                        <com:ComServer>

                             <com:SurrogateServer>

                                  <com:Class>

                                       <com:Conversion>

                                            <com:Readable>

                                                 <com:Format>

Syntax

<com:Format
    FormatName = 'An optional string with a value between 1 and 32767 characters in length with a non-whitespace character at its beginning and end.'
    StandardFormat = 'An optional string value in hexadecimal format containing numbers or the letters a, b, c, d, e, or f (capital or lower case).' />

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
FormatName The string file format name. A string with a value between 1 and 32767 characters in length with a non-whitespace character at its beginning and end. No
StandardFormat The hexadecimal file format name. An optional string value in hexadecimal format containing numbers or the letters a, b, c, d, e, or f (capital or lower case). No

Child elements

None.

Parent elements

Parent element Description
com:Readable Specifies that an application can only read files.

Remarks

Note

FormatName and StandardFormat are mutually exclusive.

Requirements

Item Value
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/com/windows10
Minimum OS Version Windows 10 version 1703 (Build 15063)