Include element
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
Note
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The Include element specifies a file that can be located on the supplied include path for insertion into the current file. All symbols and types defined will become part of the compiled result.
Syntax
<Include href="stdidcmd.h" />
Attributes and elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| href | Required. The path to the header file: href="stdidcmd.h" |
| Condition | Optional. See Conditional Attributes. |
Child elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| None. | None. |
Parent elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| CommandTable element | Defines all of the elements that represent commands — that is, menu items, menus, toolbars, and combo boxes — that a VSPackage provides to the IDE. |
Example
<Include href="PackagePlacements.vsct"/>