Hidden element (Visual Studio templates)

Applies to: Visual Studio Visual Studio for Mac

Specifies whether the template appears in either the new project or Add New Item dialog boxes.

<VSTemplate>
    <TemplateData>
        <Hidden>

Syntax

<Hidden>true</Hidden>
<Hidden>false</Hidden>

Attributes and elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None.

Child elements

None.

Parent elements

Text value

A text value is required.

The text must be either true or false, indicating whether or not the template will appear in the New Project or Add New Item dialog boxes.

Remarks

Hidden is an optional element.

If specified, no other child elements of the TemplateData element are required.

Example

The following example illustrates the metadata for a C# template.

<VSTemplate Type="Project" Version="3.0.0"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005">
    <TemplateData>
        <Name>My template</Name>
        <Description>A basic template</Description>
        <Icon>TemplateIcon.ico</Icon>
        <ProjectType>CSharp</ProjectType>
        <Hidden>true</Hidden>
    </TemplateData>
    <TemplateContent>
        <Project File="MyTemplate.csproj">
            <ProjectItem>Form1.cs<ProjectItem>
            <ProjectItem>Form1.Designer.cs</ProjectItem>
            <ProjectItem>Program.cs</ProjectItem>
            <ProjectItem>Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs</ProjectItem>
            <ProjectItem>Properties\Resources.resx</ProjectItem>
            <ProjectItem>Properties\Resources.Designer.cs</ProjectItem>
            <ProjectItem>Properties\Settings.settings</ProjectItem>
            <ProjectItem>Properties\Settings.Designer.cs</ProjectItem>
        </Project>
    </TemplateContent>
</VSTemplate>

See also

• Template schema reference
• Create project and item templates