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title Hidden Element (Visual Studio Templates)
description Learn about the Hidden element and how it specifies whether the template appears in either the new project or Add New Item dialog boxes.
ms.date 04/17/2019
ms.subservice general-ide
ms.topic reference
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Hidden element [Visual Studio project template]
author tinaschrepfer
ms.author tinali

Hidden element (Visual Studio templates)

Specifies whether the template appears in either the new project or Add New Item dialog boxes.

<VSTemplate>
    <TemplateData>
        <Hidden>

Syntax

<Hidden>true</Hidden>
<Hidden>false</Hidden>

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 displays in either the New Project or the Add New Item dialog box.

Text value

A text value is required.

The text must be either true or false, indicating whether or not the template will appear in the New Project or Add New Item dialog boxes.

Remarks

Hidden is an optional element.

If specified, no other child elements of the TemplateData element are required.

Example

The following example illustrates the metadata for a C# template.

<VSTemplate Type="Project" Version="3.0.0"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005">
    <TemplateData>
        <Name>My template</Name>
        <Description>A basic template</Description>
        <Icon>TemplateIcon.ico</Icon>
        <ProjectType>CSharp</ProjectType>
        <Hidden>true</Hidden>
    </TemplateData>
    <TemplateContent>
        <Project File="MyTemplate.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>

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