Enable template author to select the default framework to be used

[RehanSaeed]

In my template.json file I default the Framework to use netstandard2.1 (see below), however the UI always shows netcoreapp3.1 by default and the drop down does not actually contain the list of target frameworks that I've listed below.

    "Framework": {
      "type": "parameter",
      "description": "The target framework for the project.",
      "datatype": "choice",
      "choices": [
        {
          "choice": "net5.0",
          "description": ".NET 5 (net5.0)"
        },
        {
          "choice": "netstandard2.1",
          "description": ".NET Standard 2.1 (netstandard2.1)"
        },
        {
          "choice": "netstandard2.0",
          "description": ".NET Standard 2.0 (netstandard2.0)"
        },
        {
          "choice": "netcoreapp3.1",
          "description": ".NET Core 3.1 (netcoreapp3.1) - Long Term Support (LTS)"
        },
        {
          "choice": "netcoreapp3.0",
          "description": ".NET Core 3.0 (netcoreapp3.0)"
        },
        {
          "choice": "netcoreapp2.2",
          "description": ".NET Core 2.2 (netcoreapp2.2)"
        },
        {
          "choice": "netcoreapp2.1",
          "description": ".NET Core 2.1 (netcoreapp2.1) - Long Term Support (LTS)"
        }
      ],
      "replaces": "netstandard2.1",
      "defaultValue": "netstandard2.1"
    },

Ideally, the UI should pick up the list from the choices array and respect the defaultValue in the template.json.

[sayedihashimi]

I think the default framework is picked by the IDE. I'm not sure if we have the capability for this yet.

The main developer for this area is currently out of office, I will discuss with him when he is back.

[sayedihashimi]

FYI I changed the title

[RehanSaeed]

Do we still require the Framework symbol in 16.9 or 16.10?

[sayedihashimi]

I think that fix is going into 16.10

[RehanSaeed]

It seems that if I specify a Framework symbol, it uses that now and VS 2022 hides the drop down on the previous screen.