FileContentType Element (Visual Studio Content Installer)

Specifies whether the component is an add-in, macro project, code snippet, starter kit or Visual Studio template, or a Toolbox control.

<VSContent>
   <Content>
     <FileName>
       <DisplayName>
         <Description>
           <FileContentType>

<FileContentType> Addin/Macro Project/Code Snippet/VSTemplate/ToolboxControl </FileContentType>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element

Description

Content

Groups content in a .vscontent file.

Text Value

A text value is required.

This value specifies the type of component you intend to redistribute for use by the Visual Studio Content Installer, and must contain one of the following values:

  • Addin   Specifies that the component is an add-in.

  • Macro Project   Specifies that the component is a macro project.

  • Code Snippet   Specifies that the component is a code snippet.

  • VSTemplate   Specifies that the component is a starter kit or Visual Studio template.

  • Toolbox Control   Specifies that the component is a Toolbox control.

Remarks

FileContentType is a required element.

Example

The following example shows the metadata for a macro community content component.

<VSContent xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vscontent/2005">
    <Content>
        <FileName>MyMacroProject.vsmacros</FileName>
        <DisplayName>My Macro Project</DisplayName>
        <Description> A macro project created for this example.</Description>
        <FileContentType>Macro Project</FileContentType>
        <ContentVersion>1.0</ContentVersion>
    </Content>
</VSContent>

See Also

Reference

Visual Studio Content Installer Schema Reference