To insert the value of a property in the generated output from the template, use the same <%= and %> syntax that you used with calculated fields, but this time use the name of the property for CodeSmith to evaluate. Here's our final template:
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<%@ CodeTemplate Language="C#" TargetLanguage="C#" Description="Create an AssemblyInfo.cs file." %> |
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<%@ Property Name="Author" Type="System.String" Description="Lead author of the project." %> |
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<%@ Property Name="Title" Type="System.String" Description="Title of the project." %> |
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<%@ Property Name="Description" Type="System.String" Description="Description of the project." %> |
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<%@ Property Name="Configuration" Type="System.String" Default="Debug" Description="Project configuration." %> |
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<%@ Property Name="Company" Type="System.String" Default="MegaUtilities, Inc." %> |
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<%@ Property Name="Product" Type="System.String" Description="Product Name." %> |
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<%@ Property Name="Version" Type="System.String" Default="1.0.*" Description=".NET assembly version." %> |
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<%@ Property Name="FileVersion" Type="System.String" Default="1.0" Description="Win32 file version." %> |
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using System.Reflection; |
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using System.Runtime.CompilerServices; |
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// |
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// Created: <%= DateTime.Now.ToLongDateString() %> |
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// Author: |
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<%= Author %> |
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// |
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[assembly: AssemblyTitle("<%= Title %>")] |
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[assembly: AssemblyDescription("<%= Description %>")] |
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[assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("<%= Configuration %>")] |
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[assembly: AssemblyCompany("<%= Company %>")] |
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[assembly: AssemblyProduct("<%= Product %>")] |
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[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright (c) <%= DateTime.Now.Year.ToString() %> <%= Company %>")] |
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[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")] |
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[assembly: AssemblyVersion("<%= Version %>")] |
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[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("<%= FileVersion %>")] |
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[assembly: AssemblyDelaySign(true)] |
Note that a single property (such as Company) can appear at multiple places in the template.
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