WizardExtension Element (Visual Studio Templates)

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01/12/2024

Contains the registration elements for customizing the template wizard.

Syntax

<WizardExtension>
    <Assembly>... </Assembly>
    <FullClassName>... </FullClassName>
</WizardExtension>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element	Description
Assembly	Required element. Specifies the name or strong name of an assembly that appears in the global assembly cache. There must be at least one `Assembly` element in a `WizardExtension` element.
FullClassName	Required element. The fully qualified name of the class that implements the `IWizard` interface. There must be at least one `FullClassName` element in a `WizardExtension` element.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
VSTemplate	Contains all the metadata for the project template, item template, or starter kit.

Remarks

WizardExtension is an optional child element of VSTemplate.

Example

The following example illustrates the metadata for the standard project template for a Visual C# Windows application.

<VSTemplate Version="3.0.0" Type="Item"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005">
    <TemplateData>
        <Name>MyTemplate</Name>
        <Description>Template using IWizard extension</Description>
        <Icon>TemplateIcon.ico</Icon>
        <ProjectType>CSharp</ProjectType>
    </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>
    <WizardExtension>
        <Assembly>MyWizard, Version=1.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, Custom=null</Assembly>
        <FullClassName>MyWizard.CustomWizard</FullClassName>
    </WizardExtension>
</VSTemplate>

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