Visual Studio folding solution items recursively

Question

I am trying to fold all XAML dependents files.

<None Include=".\**\*.xaml.js">
  <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
  <DependentUpon>.\%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)</DependentUpon>
</None>
<None Include=".\**\*.xaml.d.ts">
  <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
  <DependentUpon>.\%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)</DependentUpon>
</None>

I was able to fold JSs but TS definitions fail

I tried to create a "temp" items collection and tried to iterate and parse paths ... no success VS didn't load the project anymore

<ToFold Include=".\**\*.xaml" />
<None Include="@(ToFold->%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName).js')" DependentUpon="@(ToFold)">
  <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
</None>

I tried the same way in "another way" ... same way :(

<ToFold Include=".\**\*.xaml" />
<None Include="@(ToFold->%(ToFold).js')" DependentUpon="@(ToFold)">
  <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
</None>

Question

• Is it possible to parse path in another way than x->%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName ?
• Is it possible to fold items like *.dash.ext ? How ?
• Or someone could help me achieving this ?!

NOTE

xaml.ts are auto generated and somehow auto folded

Answer 1

I think the issue is that:

For KYCHome.xaml.d.ts file, the value of %(FileName) is KYCHome.xaml.d rather than KYCHome.xaml. So when you use it, it will not find the KYCHome.xaml file.

So the method I can think of is to intercept the FileName, remove the .d, and then the changed value is what we need.

Solution

This is what I used:

<ItemGroup>
        <None Include=".\**\*.xaml.js">
            <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
            <DependentUpon>%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)</DependentUpon>
        </None>
        <None Include=".\**\*.xaml.d.ts">
            <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>   
            <File>$([System.String]::Copy('%(Filename)').Replace('.d', ''))</File>
            <DependentUpon>%(RecursiveDir)%(File)</DependentUpon>
        </None>
        
</ItemGroup>

Note: you should remove the .\ under DependentUpon node. Otherwise, sometimes, the DependentUpon will not work when you restart your project or unload the project.