Condition Element

Windows Installer XML (WiX) v3.0

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Condition Element

Description

Conditions for components, controls, features, and products. The condition is specified in the inner text of the element.

Windows Installer references

Component Table, ControlCondition Table, Condition Table, LaunchCondition Table

Parents

Component, Control, Feature, Fragment, PermissionEx, Product

Inner Text (xs:string)

Under a Component element, the condition becomes the condition of the component. Under a Control element, the condition becomes a ControlCondition entry. Under a Feature element, the condition becomes a Condition entry. Under a Fragment or Product element, the condition becomes a LaunchCondition entry.

Children

None

Attributes

Name	Type	Description
Action	Enumeration	Used only under Control elements and is required. Allows specific actions to be applied to a control based on the result of this condition. This attribute's value must be one of the following: default Set the Control as the default. Only used under Control elements. enable Enable the Control. Only used under Control elements. disable Disable the Control. Only used under Control elements. hide Hide the Control. Only used under Control elements. show Display the Control. Only used under Control elements.
Level	Integer	Used only under Feature elements and is required. Allows modifying the level of a Feature based on the result of this condition.
Message	String	Used only under Fragment or Product elements and is required. Set the value to the text to display when the condition fails and the installation must be terminated.

How Tos and Examples

See Also

Wix Schema

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