TemplateContent Element (Visual Studio Templates)
Specifies the contents of the template.
<VSTemplate>
<TemplateContent>
<TemplateContent>
...
</TemplateContent>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
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Specifies whether to build the solution when a project is created from the template. |
Child Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
Optional element. Specifies the organization and contents of multi-project templates. |
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Optional element. Specifies files or directories to add to the project. |
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Optional element. Specifies the assembly references required for an item template. |
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Optional element. Specifies a file contained in the template. |
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Optional element. Specifies any custom parameters that are to be used when a project or item is created from the template. |
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
Required element. Contains all the metadata for the project template, item template, or starter kit. |
Remarks
TemplateContent is a required element.
Example
The following example shows the metadata for a project template for a Visual C# application.
<VSTemplate Type="Project" Version="3.0.0"
xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005">
<TemplateData>
<Name>My template</Name>
<Description>A basic starter kit</Description>
<Icon>TemplateIcon.ico</Icon>
<ProjectType>CSharp</ProjectType>
</TemplateData>
<TemplateContent>
<Project File="MyStarterKit.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
Reference
Visual Studio Template Schema Reference