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Constants for use with the Bootstrapper C++ API	The following constants (for use with the Bootstrapper C++ API) are declared in `WindowsAppSDK-VersionInfo.h`.	article	07/25/2022	windows 10, windows 11, Windows App SDK, desktop development, app sdk, bootstrapper, bootstrapper api, C++, constants	low

Constants for use with the Bootstrapper C++ API

The following constants (for use with the Bootstrapper C++ API) are declared in WindowsAppSDK-VersionInfo.h.

Microsoft::WindowsAppSDK::Release namespace

Constant	Value	Description
constexpr PCWSTR Channel	[release-dependent]	The Windows App SDK release's channel; for example, L"preview", or empty string for stable.
constexpr PCWSTR FormattedVersionShortTag	[release-dependent]	The Windows App SDK release's short-form version tag, formatted for concatenation when constructing identifiers; for example, "-p2", or empty string for stable.
constexpr PCWSTR FormattedVersionTag	[release-dependent]	The Windows App SDK release's version tag, formatted for concatenation when constructing identifiers; for example, "-preview2", or empty string for stable.
constexpr uint16_t Major	[release-dependent]	The major version of the Windows App SDK release.
constexpr uint32_t MajorMinor	[release-dependent]	The major and minor version of the Windows App SDK release, encoded as a uint32_t (0xMMMMNNNN where M=major, N=minor).
constexpr uint16_t Minor	[release-dependent]	The minor version of the Windows App SDK release.
constexpr uint16_t Patch	[release-dependent]	The patch version of the Windows App SDK release.
constexpr PCWSTR VersionShortTag	[release-dependent]	The Windows App SDK release's short-form version tag; for example, L"p2", or empty string for stable.
constexpr PCWSTR VersionTag	[release-dependent]	The Windows App SDK release's version tag; for example, L"preview2", or empty string for stable.

Microsoft::WindowsAppSDK::Runtime::Identity namespace

Constant	Value	Description
constexpr PCWSTR Publisher	L"CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US"	The Windows App SDK runtime's package identity's Publisher.
constexpr PCWSTR PublisherId	L"8wekyb3d8bbwe"	The Windows App SDK runtime's package identity's PublisherId.

Microsoft::WindowsAppSDK::Runtime::Packages::Framework namespace

Constant	Value	Description
constexpr PCWSTR PackageFamilyName	"Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.1-preview1_8wekyb3d8bbwe"	The Windows App SDK runtime's Framework package's family name.

Microsoft::WindowsAppSDK::Runtime.Packages.DDLM.Arm64 namespace

Constant	Value	Description
constexpr PCWSTR PackageFamilyName	[release-dependent]	The Windows App SDK runtime's Dynamic Dependency Lifetime Manager (DDLM) package's family name, for arm64.

Microsoft::WindowsAppSDK::Runtime.Packages.DDLM.X64 namespace

Constant	Value	Description
constexpr PCWSTR PackageFamilyName	[release-dependent]	The Windows App SDK runtime's Dynamic Dependency Lifetime Manager (DDLM) package's family name, for x64.

Microsoft::WindowsAppSDK::Runtime.Packages.DDLM.X86 namespace

Constant	Value	Description
constexpr PCWSTR PackageFamilyName	[release-dependent]	The Windows App SDK runtime's Dynamic Dependency Lifetime Manager (DDLM) package's family name, for x86.

Microsoft::WindowsAppSDK::Runtime::Packages::Main namespace

Constant	Value	Description
constexpr PCWSTR PackageFamilyName	L"MicrosoftCorporationII.WinAppRuntime.Main.1.1-p1_8wekyb3d8bbwe"	The Windows App SDK runtime's Main package's family name.

Microsoft::WindowsAppSDK::Runtime::Packages::Singleton namespace

Constant	Value	Description
constexpr PCWSTR PackageFamilyName	L"Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Singleton-preview1_8wekyb3d8bbwe"	The Windows App SDK runtime's Singleton package's family name.

Microsoft::WindowsAppSDK::Runtime::Version namespace

Constant	Value	Description
constexpr uint16_t Build	[release-dependent]	The build version of the Windows App SDK runtime; for example, 804.
constexpr PCWSTR DotQuadString	[release-dependent]	The version of the Windows App SDK runtime, as a string (const wchar_t*); for example, L"1000.446.804.0".
constexpr uint16_t Major	[release-dependent]	The major version of the Windows App SDK runtime; for example, 1000.
constexpr uint16_t Minor	[release-dependent]	The minor version of the Windows App SDK runtime; for example, 446.
constexpr uint16_t Revision	[release-dependent]	The revision version of the Windows App SDK runtime; for example, 0.
constexpr uint64_t UInt64	[release-dependent]	The version of the Windows App SDK runtime, as a uint64l for example, 0x03E801BE03240000.

Requirements

Minimum supported SDK: Windows App SDK version 1.1

Namespace: Microsoft::WindowsAppSDK

Header: WindowsAppSDK-VersionInfo.h

See also

Bootstrapper C++ API