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BuildOnLoad attribute and element

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Specifies whether to build the project immediately after it's created. BuildOnLoad is both an attribute and an element.

Element hierarchy:

<VSTemplate>
  <TemplateData>
    <BuildOnLoad>

Element syntax

<BuildOnLoad> true/false </BuildOnLoad>

Parent elements

Element Description
TemplateData 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 for the BuildOnLoad element. The text must be either true or false, indicating whether to build the project immediately after it's created.

Remarks

BuildOnLoad is an optional attribute. The default value is false.

Example

The following example illustrates the metadata for a C# template when BuildOnLoad is used as an element:

<VSTemplate Type="Project" Version="3.0.0"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005">
    <TemplateData>
        <Name>My template</Name>
        <Description>A basic template</Description>
        <Icon>TemplateIcon.ico</Icon>
        <ProjectType>CSharp</ProjectType>
        <BuildOnLoad>true</BuildOnLoad>
    </TemplateData>
    <TemplateContent>
        <Project File="MyTemplate.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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