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

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

A text value is required.

This value specifies the type of project the template will create, and must contain one of the following values:

• CSharp: Specifies that the template creates a Visual C# project or item.

• VisualBasic: Specifies that the template creates a Visual Basic project or item.

• Web: Specifies that the template creates a Web project or item. If the ProjectType element contains this value, the language of the project or item is defined in the ProjectSubType Element (Visual Studio Templates).

ProjectType is a required child element of TemplateData.

The value of the ProjectType element specifies where the template is located in the New Project or Add New Item dialog box. For example, a template with a ProjectType value of CSharp appears under the Visual C# node in the New Project dialog box.

A template subtype can be specified by using the ProjectSubType element.

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 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>

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