CustomDataSignature Element (Visual Studio Templates)

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Specifies the text signature to locate the custom data.

<VSTemplate>
<TemplateData>
<CustomDataSignature>

Syntax

<CustomDataSignature>"string"</CustomDataSignature>  

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 is displayed in either the New Project or the Add New Item dialog box.

Text Value

A text value is required.

The text is a string that has the text signature that is required to locate the custom data.

Remarks

CustomDataSignature is an optional element.

See Also

Visual Studio Template Schema Reference
Creating Project and Item Templates