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Template Directives

Visual Studio 2012

You can use the following template directives in a wizard template file and the Templates.inf file to customize the wizard.

Directive	Description
[! if ]	Begins a control structure to check for a condition.
[! else ]	Part of the [! if ] control structure. Checks for another condition.
[! endif ]	Ends the definition of an [! if ] control structure.
[! output ]	Can be used in the following two ways: [! output "string" ] gives you the string. [! output SYMBOL_STRING ] gives you the value of the symbol SYMBOL_STRING.
[! loop ]	Can be used in the following two ways: [! loop = 5 ] [! loop = NUM_OF_PAGES ] where NUM_OF_PAGES is a symbol with a numeric value.
[! endloop ]	Ends a loop structure.

The left bracket ([) followed immediately by an exclamation mark (!) indicates the beginning of a template directive. The right bracket indicates the end of a template directive. This is the required syntax:

[!directive params]

A space or a non-identifier character is required only between directive and params.

Example

[!if SAMPLE_RADIO_OPTION1]
You have checked the option 'Sample radio button option 1'
[!else]
You have checked the option 'Sample radio button option 2'
[!endif]

You can use the following operators with the above directives in a template file.

   +
   -   
   =
   !=   
   ==   
   ||   
   &&  
   !

Example

[!if SYMBOL_STRING != 0]

Tasks

Creating a Custom Wizard

Reference

Custom Wizard

Concepts

Files Created for Your Wizard

Designing a Wizard

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