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SDKReference Element (Visual Studio Templates)

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Specifies that the item template uses an SDK reference.

Syntax

<VSTemplate>      
    <TemplateContent>          
        <References>              
            <Reference>  
                <SDKReference>SDKname</SDKReference>  

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element Description
Reference Specifies the assembly reference to add when the item is added to a project.

Text Value

A text value is required.

Remarks

This text specifies the SDK reference to add to a project when the item template is instantiated.

<VSTemplate Version="3.0.0" xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005" Type="Item">   
    <TemplateData> . . . </TemplateData>   
    <TemplateContent>   
        <References>   
            <Reference>   
                <SDKReference>Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Package, Version=11.0.0.0</SDKReference>  
...  

See Also

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