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title ShowByDefault element (Visual Studio Templates)
description Learn about the ShowByDefault element and how, when set to false, it specifies that the template will only be displayed under the specified TemplateGroupID.
ms.date 11/04/2016
ms.subservice general-ide
ms.topic reference
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<ShowByDefault> element [Visual Studio Templates]
ShowByDefault element [Visual Studio Templates]
author tinaschrepfer
ms.author tinali

ShowByDefault element (Visual Studio Templates)

If false, specifies that the template will only be displayed under the specified TemplateGroupID.

<VSTemplate> <TemplateData> <ShowByDefault>

Syntax

<ShowByDefault> true/false </ShowByDefault>

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

A text value is required.

The text must be either true or false. If true, specifies that the template will be displayed for all project types. If false, the template will only be displayed under the specified TemplateGroupID.

Remarks

ShowByDefault is an optional element. The default value is true.

Example

The following example illustrates the metadata for a Visual 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>
        <ShowByDefault>false</ShowByDefault>
    </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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