Custom template parameter name for Item Templates

Recently i thought of creating a ItemTemplates so that the dev effort during the development reduces drastically if someone is new to the project or the technology. A new developer just need to create a new item using the custom item templates.

Before getting into the deep on how to create custom item templates for visual studio. Please go through the list of reserverd template parameter names, whic will help developer to understand the naming conventions used for item templates.

All the template parameters are case sensitive

Reserved Template Parameters

The following table lists the reserved template parameters that can be used by any template.

1. clrversion

Current version of the common language runtime (CLR).

2. GUID [1-10]

A GUID used to replace the project GUID in a project file.

You can specify up to 10 unique GUIDs (for example, guid1).

3. itemname

The name provided by the user in the Add New Item dialog box.

4. machinename

The current computer name (for example, Computer01).

5. projectname

The name provided by the user in the New Project dialog box.

6. registeredorganization

The registry key value from HKLM\Software\Microsoft

\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\RegisteredOrganization.

7. rootnamespace

The root namespace of the current project. This parameter is

used to replace the namespace in an item being added to a project.

8. safeitemname

The name provided by the user in the Add New Item dialog box,

with all unsafe characters and spaces removed.

9. safeprojectname

The name provided by the user in the New Project dialog box,

with all unsafe characters and spaces removed.

10. time

The current time in the format DD/MM/YYYY 00:00:00.

11. userdomain

The current user domain.

12. username

The current user name.

13. year

The current year in the format YYYY.