Understanding the ControlManifest file
ControlManifest is the metadata XML file that defines a component. It describes the namespace and name of the component, along with some additional information such as the kind of data it can configure (field or dataset), any additional properties that can be configured, a list of resource files that the component needs, and features the component supports.
The file has the following structure:
Figure 4.8 – Structure of ControlManifest file
manifest is the root node of the XML manifest file. It has no additional attributes. control is the parent node for all the other nodes in the manifest file. It contains the following attributes:
- namespace: The namespace of the control that shows up when a control is built (required).
- constructor: This is the name of your control and the name of the constructor that initializes your component (required).
- preview-image: The image that is used when configuring...
