ProjectType Element (Visual Studio Templates)
Categorizes the project template so that it appears under the specified group in the New Project or Add New Item dialog box.
<VSTemplate>
<TemplateData>
<ProjectType>
<ProjectType> CSharp/VisualBasic/Jsharp/Web </ProjectType>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attribute, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child Elements
None.
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
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Categorizes the template and defines how it displays in either the New Project or the Add New Item dialog box. |
Text Value
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).
Remarks
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.
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>
See Also
Reference
Visual Studio Template Schema Reference
ProjectSubType Element (Visual Studio Templates)