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Important
Device metadata is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of Windows. For information about the replacement for this functionality, see Driver Package Container Metadata.
The PackageStructure element specifies the XML schemas that are referenced by the device metadata package. Each XML schema is specified through the Metadata element.
Usage
<PackageStructure>
textchild elements
</PackageStructure>
Attributes
There are no attributes.
Text value
Three or more Metadata elements.
Child elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Metadata | The Metadata element specifies the XML schemas that are referenced through the device metadata package. |
Child element sequence
Metadata
Parent elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| PackageInfo | The PackageInfo element is the parent element of the PackageInfo XML schema. The child elements of the PackageInfo element specify the attributes of the device metadata package. |
XSD
<xs:element name="PackageStructure" type="tns:PackageStructureType" />
<xs:complexType name="PackageStructureType">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Metadata" type="tns:MetadataType" minOccurs="3" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
<xs:any namespace="##other" processContents="lax" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
Remarks
A minimum of three instances of the Metadata element must be specified within the PackageStructure element. Each instance must specify one of the required XML schemas that are used to create a device metadata package:
The PackageStructure element is required.
Examples
The following is an example of the PackageStructure element:
<PackageStructure>
<Metadata MetadataID="https://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/DeviceMetadata/PackageInfo/2007/11">PackageInfo.xml</Metadata>
<Metadata MetadataID="https://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/DeviceMetadata/DeviceInfo/2007/11/">DeviceInformation</Metadata>
<Metadata MetadataID="https://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/DeviceMetadata/WindowsInfo/2007/11/">WindowsInformation
</Metadata>
</PackageStructure>