Specifies the name of the template as it appears in the New Project or Add New Item dialog box.
<Name> Template Name </Name>
<Name Package="{PackageID}" ID="ResourceID" />
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attribute
Description
Package
Optional attribute, for advanced user scenarios.
A GUID that specifies the Visual Studio package ID.
ID
Specifies the Visual Studio resource ID.
None.
Element
TemplateData
Required element.
Categorizes the template and defines how it displays in either the New Project or the Add New Item dialog box.
A text value is required unless the Package and ID attributes are used.
The text provides the name of the template.
Name is a required child element of TemplateData.
The following example shows the metadata for a project template for a Visual C# application.
<VSTemplate Type="Project" Version="2.0.0" 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> </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>