ProvideDefaultName element (Visual Studio templates)
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
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Specifies whether the Visual Studio project system will generate a default name for the template in the Add New Item or New Project dialog box.
<VSTemplate> <TemplateData> <ProvideDefaultName>
Syntax
<ProvideDefaultName> true/false </ProvideDefaultName>
Attributes and elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child Elements
None.
Parent elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| TemplateData | Required element. 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.
The text must be either true or false, indicating whether or not to generate a default name for the template in the Add New Item or New Project dialog box.
Remarks
ProvideDefaultName is an optional element. The default value is true.
If the ProvideDefaultName element is false, the Name boxes of the Add New Item and New Project dialog boxes contain the value <Enter_name>.
Use the DefaultName element to specify the default name of the project or item in the Add New Item and New Project dialog boxes. When the value of the ProvideDefaultName element is true, omission of the DefaultName element for projects populates the dialog box with the template's name, that is, the value from the Name element.
Example
The following code example sets the ProvideDefaultName element to false.
<VSTemplate Type="Item" Version="3.0.0"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005">
<TemplateData>
<Name>MyClass</Name>
<Description>My custom C# class.</Description>
<Icon>Icon.ico</Icon>
<ProjectType>CSharp</ProjectType>
<ProvideDefaultName>false</ProvideDefaultName>
</TemplateData>
<TemplateContent>
<ProjectItem>MyClass.cs</ProjectItem>
</TemplateContent>
</VSTemplate>