Control Element - WiX Help Documentation

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Control Table, ComboBox Table, Dialog Table, ListBox Table, ListView Table, RadioButton Table

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Sequence (min: 1, max: 1)

Text (min: 0, max: 1): alternative to Text attribute when CDATA is needed to escape XML delimiters
ComboBox (min: 0, max: 1): ComboBox table with ListItem children
ListBox (min: 0, max: 1): ListBox table with ListItem children
ListView (min: 0, max: 1): ListView table with ListItem children
RadioButtonGroup (min: 0, max: 1): RadioButton table with RadioButton children
Property (min: 0, max: 1): Property table entry for the Property table column associated with this control
Binary (min: 0, max: 1): Icon referenced in icon column of row
Choice of elements (min: 0, max: unbounded)
- Condition (min: 0, max: unbounded): Condition to specify actions for this control based on the outcome of the condition.
- Publish (min: 0, max: unbounded)
- Subscribe (min: 0, max: unbounded)

Name	Type	Description	Required
Id	String		Yes
Bitmap	YesNoType	only valid for RadioButton and PushButton Controls
Cancel	YesNoType	yes if this is the control invoked on cancel of dialog
CDROM	YesNoType	only valid for Volume and Directory Controls
CheckBoxValue	String	Only for CheckBox control to set Property to a value on check
ComboList	YesNoType	only valid for ComboBox Controls
Default	YesNoType	yes if this control invoked by the return key
Disabled	YesNoType
ElevationShield	YesNoType	Only valid for PushButton controls. This attribute adds the User Account Control (UAC) elevation icon (shield icon) to the PushButton control. If this attribute's value is 'yes' and the installation is not yet running with elevated privileges, the pushbutton control is created using the User Account Control (UAC) elevation icon (shield icon). If this attribute's value is 'yes' and the installation is already running with elevated privileges, the pushbutton control is created using the other icon attributes. Otherwise, the pushbutton control is created using the other icon attributes.
Fixed	YesNoType	only valid for Volume and Directory Controls
FixedSize	YesNoType	only valid for RadioButton, PushButton, and Icon Controls
Floppy	YesNoType	only valid for Volume and Directory Controls
FormatSize	YesNoType	only valid for Text Controls
HasBorder	YesNoType	only valid for RadioButton Controls
Height	LocalizableInteger		Yes
Help	String
Hidden	YesNoType
Icon	YesNoType	only valid for RadioButton and PushButton Controls
IconSize	Enumeration	only valid for RadioButton, PushButton, and Icon Controls This attribute's value should be one of the following: 16 32 48
Image	YesNoType	only valid for RadioButton, PushButton, and Icon Controls
Indirect	YesNoType
Integer	YesNoType
LeftScroll	YesNoType
Multiline	YesNoType	only valid for Edit Controls
NoPrefix	YesNoType	only valid for Text Controls
NoWrap	YesNoType	only valid for Text Controls
Password	YesNoType	only valid for Edit Controls
ProgressBlocks	YesNoType	only valid for ProgressBar Controls
Property	String
PushLike	YesNoType	only valid for RadioButton and Checkbox Controls
RAMDisk	YesNoType	only valid for Volume and Directory Controls
Remote	YesNoType	only valid for Volume and Directory Controls
Removable	YesNoType	only valid for Volume and Directory Controls
RightAligned	YesNoType
RightToLeft	YesNoType
ShowRollbackCost	YesNoType	only valid for VolumeCostList Controls
Sorted	YesNoType	This attribute is only valid for Listbox, ListView, and ComboBox Controls. Set the value of this attribute to "yes" to have entries appear in the order specified under the Control. If the attribute value is "no" or absent the entries in the control will appear in alphabetical order.
Sunken	YesNoType
TabSkip	YesNoType	yes if this control is skipped in the tab sequence
Text	String
ToolTip	String
Transparent	YesNoType	only valid for Text Controls
Type	String		Yes
UserLanguage	YesNoType	only valid for Text Controls
Width	LocalizableInteger		Yes
X	LocalizableInteger		Yes
Y	LocalizableInteger		Yes

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