BuildOnLoad (Visual Studio Templates)
Specifies whether to build the solution when a project is created from the template.
<VSTemplate>
<TemplateData>
<BuildOnLoad>
<BuildOnLoad> true/false </BuildOnLoad>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child Elements
None.
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
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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 build the solution when a project is created from the template.
Remarks
BuildOnLoad 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="2.0.0"
xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005">
<TemplateData>
<Name>My template</Name>
<Description>A basic template</Description>
<Icon>TemplateIcon.ico</Icon>
<ProjectType>CSharp</ProjectType>
<BuildOnLoad>true</BuildOnLoad>
</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>
See Also
Reference
TemplateData Element (Visual Studio Templates)
Visual Studio Template Schema Reference