Question

I would like to create a custom parameter for a vstemplate containing some C# code. Basically I want to put DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMddHHmmssfff") in my template (the formatted date, not the code). Basically I want to achieve the equivalent of the T4 below in my item template.

[Migration(<#= DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMddHHmmssfff") #>)]
public class $fileinputname$ : Migration

Is this possible? Or is there a simple way to use a T4 as the template file for my vstemplate item?

Answer 1

There is no way to accomplish this with standard VSTemplates. In order to get C# output in to your template you need to create a wizard so you can populate your own parameters for the templates.