BuildProjectOnload element (Visual Studio templates)
Builds only new projects as you create and add them to a solution. The entire solution isn't built.
Element hierarchy:
<VSTemplate>
<TemplateData>
<BuildProjectOnLoad>
Syntax
<BuildProjectOnLoad> true/false </BuildProjectOnLoad>
Attributes and elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child elements
None.
Parent elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
TemplateData |
Categorizes the template and defines how it appears in both the New Project and the Add New Item dialog boxes. |
Text value
A text value is required.
The text must be either true or false to indicate whether to build only the new project when it's created from the template.
Remarks
BuildProjectOnLoad is an optional element. The default value is false.
Example
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>
<BuildProjectOnload>true</BuildProjectOnLoad>
</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>