ProjectItems.AddFromTemplate Method

Creates a new project item from an existing item template file and adds it to the project.

Namespace:  EnvDTE
Assembly:  EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function AddFromTemplate ( _
    FileName As String, _
    Name As String _
) As ProjectItem
ProjectItem AddFromTemplate(
    string FileName,
    string Name
)
ProjectItem^ AddFromTemplate(
    [InAttribute] String^ FileName, 
    [InAttribute] String^ Name
)
abstract AddFromTemplate : 
        FileName:string * 
        Name:string -> ProjectItem
function AddFromTemplate(
    FileName : String, 
    Name : String
) : ProjectItem

Parameters

  • FileName
    Type: System.String

    Required. The full path and file name of the template project file.

  • Name
    Type: System.String

    Required. The file name to use for the new project item.

Return Value

Type: EnvDTE.ProjectItem
A null reference.

Remarks

When you call AddFromTemplate, there is no need to explicitly create a new solution (such as with DTE.Solution.Create), because AddFromTemplate automatically creates a solution.

Note

The ProjectItems.AddFromTemplate method always returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). In order to retrieve the added ProjectItem, you can interate through the ProjectItems collection, or use the ProjectItemEvents.ItemAdded event.

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See Also

Reference

ProjectItems Interface

EnvDTE Namespace