TemplateData Element (Visual Studio Templates)

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11/16/2012

Categorizes the template and defines how it displays in either the New Project or the Add New Item dialog box.

<TemplateData>
    <Name> ... </Name>
    <Description> ... </Description>
    <Icon> ... </Icon>
    <ProjectType> ... </ProjectType>
    ...
</TemplateData>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element	Description
Name	Required element. Specifies the name of the template as it appears in either the New Project or the Add New Item dialog box.
Description	Required element. Specifies the description of the template as it appears in either the New Project or the Add New Item dialog box.
Icon	Required element. Specifies the path and the filename of the image file that serves as the icon, which appears in either the New Project or the Add New Item dialog box, for the template.
ProjectType	Required element. Categorizes the project template so that it appears under the specified group in the New Project dialog box.
ProjectSubType	Optional element. Classifies the project template so that it appears under the specified subcategory in the New Project dialog box.
TemplateID	Optional element. Specifies the template ID.
TemplateGroupID	Optional element. Specifies the template group ID.
SortOrder	Optional element. Specifies a value that is used to arrange the template, among other templates in the same category, as it appears in either the New Project or Add New Item dialog box.
CreateNewFolder	Optional element. Specifies whether a containing folder is created on instantiation of the project.
DefaultName	Optional element. Specifies the name that the Visual Studio project system will generate for the project or item when it is created.
ProvideDefaultName	Optional element. Specifies whether the Visual Studio project system will generate the default name for a project or item when it is created.
PromptForSaveOnCreation	Optional element. Specifies whether the project can be created as a temporary project.
EnableLocationBrowseButton	Optional element. Specifies whether the Browse button is available in the New Project dialog box, so that users can easily modify the default directory where a new project is saved.
Hidden	Optional element. Specifies whether the template appears in either the New Project or Add New Item dialog box.
NumberOfParentCategoriesToRollUp	Optional element. Specifies the number of parent categories that will display the template in the New Project dialog box.
LocationFieldMRUPrefix	Optional element.
LocationField	Optional element. Specifies whether or not the Location text box in the New Project dialog box is either enabled, disabled, or hidden for the project template.
SupportsMasterPage	Optional element. Specifies whether the template supports a master page for web projects.
SupportsCodeSeparation	Optional element. Specifies whether the template supports code separation, or the code-behind page model, for web projects.
SupportsLanguageDropDown	Optional element. Specifies whether the template is identical for multiple languages, and whether the Language option is available from the New Project dialog box.

Parent Elements

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

VSTemplate

Required element.

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

Remarks

TemplateData is a required element.

If you do not include an optional element, the default value for that element is used.

Example

The following example shows the metadata for a project template for a Visual C# application.

<VSTemplate Type="Project" Version="2.0.0"
    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>

TemplateData Element (Visual Studio Templates)

Attributes and Elements

Attributes

Child Elements

Parent Elements

Remarks

Example

See Also

Reference

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