CreateInPlace element (Visual Studio templates)
Specifies whether to create the project and perform parameter replacement in the specified location, or perform parameter replacement in a temporary location and then save the project to the specified location.
<VSTemplate> <TemplateData> <CreateInPlace>
<CreateInPlace> true/false </CreateInPlace>
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
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Element | Description |
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TemplateData | Categorizes the template and defines how it displays in either the New Project or the Add New Item dialog box. |
A text value is required.
The text must be either true
or false
. If true
, the project is created and parameter replacement is performed in the location specified in the New Project dialog box. If false
, parameter replacement is performed in a temporary location and the project is then copied to the specified location.
CreateInPlace
is an optional element. The default value is true
.
The following example illustrates the metadata for a Visual C# template.
<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>
<CreateInPlace>false</CreateInPlace>
</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>