ProjectCollection Element (Visual Studio Templates)
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Specifies the organization and contents of multi-project templates.
<VSTemplate>
<TemplateContent>
<ProjectCollection>
<ProjectCollection>
<ProjectTemplateLink> ... </ProjectTemplateLink>
<SolutionFolder> ... </SolutionFolder>
</ProjectCollection>
The following sections describe attribute, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| ProjectTemplateLink | Optional element. Specifies a project in a multi-project template. |
| SolutionFolder | Optional element. Groups projects in multi-project templates. |
Parent Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| TemplateContent | Required element. Specifies the contents of the template. |
Multi-project templates act as containers for two or more projects. The ProjectCollection element is used to specify the projects to contain in the template. For more information on multi-project templates, see How to: Create Multi-Project Templates.
This example shows a simple multi-project root .vstemplate file. In this example, the template contains two projects, My Windows Application and My Class Library. The ProjectName attribute on the ProjectTemplateLink element sets the name for Visual Studio to assign this project. If the ProjectName attribute does not exist, the name of the .vstemplate file is used as the project name.
<VSTemplate Version="3.0.0" Type="ProjectGroup"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005">
<TemplateData>
<Name>Multi-Project Template Sample</Name>
<Description>An example of a multi-project template</Description>
<Icon>Icon.ico</Icon>
<ProjectType>VisualBasic</ProjectType>
</TemplateData>
<TemplateContent>
<ProjectCollection>
<ProjectTemplateLink ProjectName="My Windows Application">
WindowsApp\MyTemplate.vstemplate
</ProjectTemplateLink>
<ProjectTemplateLink ProjectName="My Class Library">
ClassLib\MyTemplate.vstemplate
</ProjectTemplateLink>
</ProjectCollection>
</TemplateContent>
</VSTemplate>
Visual Studio Template Schema Reference
Creating Project and Item Templates
How to: Create Multi-Project Templates