CreateItemPrototype Method

Provides a factory method for custom project item containers to create custom project items of its contained type.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public override Item CreateItemPrototype( 
   string name,
   string path,
   string containerType,
   string data
)

Public Overrides Function CreateItemPrototype( _
   ByVal name As String, _
   ByVal path As String, _
   ByVal containerType As String, _
   ByVal data As String _
) As Item

Parameters

name: The name of the item
path: It's physical path
containerType: The type of the container
data: For internal use. This will be empty

Return Value

The created custom project item

Remarks

Called by the base implementation of CreateItem. The parameters passed to the method match the information persisted via ProjectItemInfo via the CustomProjectItem GetInfo() call.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1

Reference

CustomProjectItemContainer<T> Class
CustomProjectItemContainer<T> Members