SolutionFolder Element (Visual Studio Templates)

Artikkeli
01/12/2024

Groups projects in multi-project templates.

Syntax

<SolutionFolder Name="DirectoryName">
    ...
</SolutionFolder>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attribute, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
`Name`	Required attribute. The name of the solution folder.

Child Elements

Element	Description
ProjectTemplateLink	Optional element. Specifies the path to the .vstemplate file of one project in a multi-project template.
`SolutionFolder`	Optional element. Groups projects in multi-project templates.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
ProjectCollection	Specifies the organization and contents of multi-project templates.
`SolutionFolder`	Groups projects in multi-project templates.

Remarks

Multi-project templates act as containers for two or more projects. The SolutionFolder element is used to organize the projects in the template into groups. The folders specified by SolutionFolder elements are created as solution folders in the project in Visual Studio. For more information on multi-project templates, see How to: Create Multi-Project Templates.

Example

This example uses the SolutionFolder element to divide the multi-project template into two groups, Math Classes and Graphics Classes. The template contains four projects, two of which are placed in each solution folder.

<VSTemplate Version="3.0.0" Type="ProjectGroup"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005">
    <TemplateData>
        <Name>Multi-Project Template Sample</Name>
        <Description>An example of a multi-project template</Description>
        <Icon>Icon.ico</Icon>
        <ProjectType>VisualBasic</ProjectType>
    </TemplateData>
    <TemplateContent>
        <ProjectCollection>
            <SolutionFolder Name="Math Classes">
                <ProjectTemplateLink ProjectName="MathClassLib1">
                    MathClassLib1\MyTemplate.vstemplate
                </ProjectTemplateLink>
                <ProjectTemplateLink ProjectName="MathClassLib2">
                    MathClassLib2\MyTemplate.vstemplate
                </ProjectTemplateLink>
            </SolutionFolder>
            <SolutionFolder Name="Graphics Classes">
                <ProjectTemplateLink ProjectName="GraphicsClassLib1">
                    GraphicsClassLib1\MyTemplate.vstemplate
                </ProjectTemplateLink>
                <ProjectTemplateLink ProjectName="GraphicsClassLib2">
                    GraphicsClassLib2\MyTemplate.vstemplate
                </ProjectTemplateLink>
            </SolutionFolder>
        </ProjectCollection>
    </TemplateContent>
</VSTemplate>

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