NumberOfParentCategoriesToRollUp element (Visual Studio templates)
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
Note
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Specifies the number of parent categories that will display the template in the New Project dialog box.
<VSTemplate> <TemplateData> <NumberOfParentCategoriesToRollUp>
Syntax
<NumberOfParentCategoriesToRollUp>
1
</NumberOfParentCategoriesToRollUp>
Attributes and elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child elements
None.
Parent elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| TemplateData | Categorizes the template and defines how it displays in either the New Project or the Add New Item dialog box. |
Text value
An integer value is required.
This value specifies the number of parent categories that will display the template in the New Project dialog box.
Remarks
NumberOfParentCategoriesToRollUp is an optional element.
Example
This example illustrates the metadata for a Visual C# Windows application. If a template with this metadata is placed two folder levels below the top level Visual C# node, the template will appear in the top level node in the New Project dialog box. If the NumberOfParentCategoriesToRollUp is not set, the template only appears in the node in which it is physically located.
<VSTemplate Type="Project" Version="3.0.0"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005">
<TemplateData>
<Name>My template</Name>
<Description>A basic starter kit</Description>
<Icon>TemplateIcon.ico</Icon>
<ProjectType>CSharp</ProjectType>
<NumberOfParentCategoriesToRollUp>2</NumberOfParentCategoriesToRollUp>
</TemplateData>
<TemplateContent>
<Project File="MyStarterKit.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>