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Hidden Element (Visual Studio Templates) |
Learn about the Hidden element and how it specifies whether the template appears in either the new project or Add New Item dialog boxes. |
04/17/2019 |
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Hidden element (Visual Studio templates)
Specifies whether the template appears in either the new project or Add New Item dialog boxes.
<VSTemplate>
<TemplateData>
<Hidden>
<Hidden>true</Hidden>
<Hidden>false</Hidden>
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
None.
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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. |
A text value is required.
The text must be either true
or false
, indicating whether or not the template will appear in the New Project or Add New Item dialog boxes.
Hidden
is an optional element.
If specified, no other child elements of the TemplateData
element are required.
The following example illustrates the metadata for a 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>
<Hidden>true</Hidden>
</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>