PreviewImage Element (Visual Studio Templates)

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Specifies the preview image, as a file name, for the preview image that will appear in either the New Project or Add New Item dialog box.

<VSTemplate>
<TemplateData>
<PreviewImage>

Syntax

<PreviewImage>"filename"</PreviewImage>  

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
TemplateData	Required element. Categorizes the template and defines how it is displayed in either the New Project or the Add New Item dialog box.

Text Value

A text value is required.

The text must be a string that represents a file name.

Remarks

PreviewImage is an optional element.

See Also

Visual Studio Template Schema Reference
Creating Project and Item Templates