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CustomParameters Element (Visual Studio Templates) |
Learn about the CustomParameters element and how it groups the custom parameters that are to be passed to the template wizard when the wizard makes parameter replacements. |
11/04/2016 |
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Groups the custom parameters that are to be passed to the template wizard when the wizard makes parameter replacements.
<CustomParameters>
<CustomParameter/>
<CustomParameter/>
</CustomParameters>
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
None.
Element | Description |
---|---|
CustomParameter | Optional element. Contains a custom parameter name and value to use when a project or item is created from the template. There may be zero or more CustomParameter elements in a CustomParameters element. |
Element | Description |
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TemplateContent | Specifies the contents of the template. |
The following example shows how to use several custom parameters in a template. When a project or item is created from a template with the following custom parameters, all instances of $color1$
and $color2$
in the template files will be replaced with Red
and Blue
, respectively.
<CustomParameters>
<CustomParameter Name="$color1$" Value="Red"/>
<CustomParameter Name="$color2$" Value="Blue "/>
</CustomParameters>