explainText Attribute

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

The explainText attribute, defined in the .admx file, is a string value referenced in the .adml file representing Help or Explain text for either a category or policy setting.

Syntax

explainText="$(string.<placeholderTextID>)"

where

placeholderTextID is the unique name for a string text defined in the .adml stringTable element.

Remarks

The XML notation $(string.<placeholderTextID>) indicates an external reference to the related .adml file with reference to the string elements for the placeholderTextID.

Examples

This XML fragment displays an example of the explainText attribute referencing a string for supported text with an ID of SAMPLEHELP.

explainText="$(string.SAMPLEHELP)"

Additional references

category Element

policy Element

stringTable Element