BuildProjectOnLoad (Visual Studio Templates)
Specifies whether to build the project immediately after it's created.
<VSTemplate>
<TemplateData>
<BuildProjectOnLoad>
<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 |
|---|---|
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 to build the project immediately after it's created.
Remarks
BuildProjectOnLoad is an optional attribute. 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="https://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>
See Also
Reference
TemplateContent Element (Visual Studio Templates)
Visual Studio Template Schema Reference