<div class="content"><p align="right"><a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7ed348f2-eddf-4c3f-a1cb-b651ec3cff92" data-linktype="external">msdn link</a></p><p>A <b>PROPERTY_LIST</b> is a self-describing data structure
that contains a sequence of value lists. A <b>PROPERTY_LIST</b> MUST consist of
the following elements:</p><ul><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>A count of the properties in the list.</p>
</li><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>One value list for each property.</p>
<p>Each property value list,
in turn, MUST consist of the following elements:</p>
<ul><li><p><span><span>  </span></span>A
property name.</p>
</li><li><p><span><span>  </span></span>One
or more property values. Each property value is represented by a data structure
that is appropriate to the type of data. Each property value can consist of
multiple data values, such as a string, an array, or a structure.</p>
</li><li><p><span><span>  </span></span>An
enumeration value set to CLUSPROP_SYNTAX_ENDMARK.</p>
</li></ul></li></ul><p>Conceptually, a <b>PROPERTY_LIST</b> can be illustrated as
in the following diagram.</p><p><img id="MS-CMRP_pict89bf6d81-8682-e9fb-ddf3-b42d99563835.png" src="ms-cmrp_files/image001.png" alt="Property list" title="Property list" data-linktype="relative-path"/></p><p><b>Figure 1: Property list</b></p><p>The <b>PROPERTY_LIST</b> is a custom-marshaled contiguous
buffer with fields that are specified as follows.</p><table>
 <tbody><tr>
  <th><p><br/>0</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>1</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>2</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>3</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>4</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>5</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>6</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>7</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>8</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>9</p></th>
  <th><p>1<br/>0</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>1</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>2</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>3</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>4</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>5</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>6</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>7</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>8</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>9</p></th>
  <th><p>2<br/>0</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>1</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>2</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>3</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>4</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>5</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>6</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>7</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>8</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>9</p></th>
  <th><p>3<br/>0</p></th>
  <th><p><br/>1</p></th>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td colspan="32">
  <p>propertyCount</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td colspan="32">
  <p>propertyValue
  (variable)</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td colspan="32">
  <p>...</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</tbody></table><p><b>propertyCount (4 bytes): </b>An unsigned 32-bit
integer. The <b>PROPERTY_LIST</b> buffer MUST begin with an unsigned long
indicating the count of properties in the <b>PROPERTY_LIST</b>. The count of
properties MUST be followed by the properties in the form of property values.</p><p><b>propertyValue (variable): </b>A variable-sized
buffer of <b>Property Value</b> (section <a href="de73d6f9-bfdf-47ef-b008-b2da17c1a073" data-linktype="relative-path">2.2.3.10.1</a>) structures. A
property value MUST contain the name of the property that the <a href="694e5e7a-5833-4f3d-b47e-323ee1d452c2#gt_7bc13a0c-ca1a-4c78-b1bf-67e243f778bb" data-linktype="relative-path">value</a> is associated with.</p><p>The layout of the property name, value list, and value list
end mark is repeated in the <b>PROPERTY_LIST</b> buffer for each property in
the <b>PROPERTY_LIST</b>. There MUST be one end mark structure for each
property in the <b>PROPERTY_LIST</b>. The number of property names and value lists
MUST sum to the count of properties that are specified at the beginning of the <b>PROPERTY_LIST</b>
buffer. Therefore, the following statement MUST hold true:</p><ul><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span>propertyCount = number of properties</p>
</li></ul><p>where each individual property contains a name and a value
list.</p></div>