Visual studio item template $safeitemname$ not working as expected

c#, parameters, visual-studio, visual-studio-templates

Solution

Solution found here : http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vsx/thread/8516524a-22d3-4ed2-b2da-aaafe855fb92/

Add a CustomParameter (last item under TemplateContent) :

<VSTemplate Version="3.0.0" ... Type="Item">
 <TemplateData>
  ...
 </TemplateData>
 <TemplateContent>
  ...
  <CustomParameters>
   <CustomParameter Name="$basename$" Value="$fileinputname$"/>
  </CustomParameters>
 </TemplateContent>
</VSTemplate>

And use $basename$ in the files instead of $fileinputname$.

Problem

I'm creating a Visual Studio Item template to create a few files which depend on a 'container' file. The last file `<ProjectItem SubType="Code" TargetFileName="$fileinputname$\I$fileinputname$ View.cs" ReplaceParameters="true">Container View.cs</ProjectItem>` creates a view interface that expects a certain model type. However the `$safeitemname$` parameter didn't work as I expected. Output Container View.cs file: ``` public interface IIMy_Triplet_View : IView<IMy_Triplet_View_Model> { } ``` Expected: ``` public interface IMy_Triplet_View : IView<My_Triplet_Model> { } ``` This is the source for the Container View.cs template: ``` using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Web; using WebFormsMvp; namespace $rootnamespace$ { public interface $safeitemname$_View : IView<$safeitemname$_Model> { } } ``` And the .vstemplate file ``` <VSTemplate Version="3.0.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005" Type="Item"> <TemplateData> <DefaultName>Model-View-Presenter</DefaultName> <Name>Model-View-Presenter</Name> <Description>Creates a model-view-presenter triplet</Description> <ProjectType>CSharp</ProjectType> <SortOrder>10</SortOrder> <Icon>__TemplateIcon.png</Icon> <PreviewImage>__PreviewImage.png</PreviewImage> </TemplateData> <TemplateContent> <References> <Reference> <Assembly>WebFormsMvp</Assembly> </Reference> </References> <ProjectItem SubType="Code" TargetFileName="$fileinputname$" ReplaceParameters="false">Container</ProjectItem> <ProjectItem SubType="Code" TargetFileName="$fileinputname$\$fileinputname$ Model.cs" ReplaceParameters="true">Container Model.cs</ProjectItem> <ProjectItem SubType="Code" TargetFileName="$fileinputname$\$fileinputname$ Presenter.cs" ReplaceParameters="true">Container Presenter.cs</ProjectItem> <ProjectItem SubType="Code" TargetFileName="$fileinputname$\I$fileinputname$ View.cs" ReplaceParameters="true">Container View.cs</ProjectItem> </TemplateContent> </VSTemplate> ```

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