.sln 文件中专用“解决方案项”项目的目的

Question

I was looking at the .sln file generated from the template at https://github.com/ardalis/CleanArchitecture , and noticed there is this part:

Project("{UUID-1}") = "src", "src", "{UUID-2}"
EndProject
Project("{UUID-1}") = "tests", "tests", "{UUID-3}"
EndProject
...
Project("{UUID-1}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{UUID-4}"
    ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
        .editorconfig = .editorconfig
    EndProjectSection
EndProject

What exactly is the purpose of the "Solution Items" project? Does it cause the files listed (eg the default .editorconfig ) to be treated in some special way? Do I need to add any new solution-related file (eg .stylecop.json ) to this list?

Answer 1

What exactly is the purpose of the "Solution Items" project?

It's not really a project but a pseudo folder in the Solution Explorer. You can create one yourself:

• Right-click the solution, Add, New Solution Folder. Then type a name.

So the purpose is to organize your files and avoid cluttering the Solution Explorer root folder.

Note that it is not a real physical folder, just a pseudo folder in the SE window. You can drag files and folders into it.

You could, for instance, drag Test projects from different sections of your solution together in a Tests folder.