ShowByDefault element (Visual Studio Templates)

Applies to: Visual Studio Visual Studio for Mac

If false, specifies that the template will only be displayed under the specified TemplateGroupID.

<VSTemplate> <TemplateData> <ShowByDefault>

Syntax

<ShowByDefault> true/false </ShowByDefault>

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. If true, specifies that the template will be displayed for all project types. If false, the template will only be displayed under the specified TemplateGroupID.

Remarks

ShowByDefault is an optional element. The default value is true.

Example

The following example illustrates the metadata for a Visual 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>
        <ShowByDefault>false</ShowByDefault>
    </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

• Creating Project and Item Templates
• Visual Studio Template Schema Reference
• TemplateGroupID Element (Visual Studio Templates)