CustomParameters element (Visual Studio templates)
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
Note
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Groups the custom parameters that are to be passed to the template wizard when the wizard makes parameter replacements.
Syntax
<CustomParameters>
<CustomParameter/>
<CustomParameter/>
</CustomParameters>
Attributes and elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| CustomParameter | Optional element. Contains a custom parameter name and value to use when a project or item is created from the template. There may be zero or more CustomParameter elements in a CustomParameters element. |
Parent elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| TemplateContent | Specifies the contents of the template. |
Remarks
Example
The following example shows how to use several custom parameters in a template. When a project or item is created from a template with the following custom parameters, all instances of $color1$ and $color2$ in the template files will be replaced with Red and Blue, respectively.
<CustomParameters>
<CustomParameter Name="$color1$" Value="Red"/>
<CustomParameter Name="$color2$" Value="Blue "/>
</CustomParameters>