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PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL
--------------------

.. versionadded:: 3.21

A boolean variable indicating whether the most recently called
:command:`project` command in the current scope or above was in the top
level ``CMakeLists.txt`` file.

Some modules should only be included as part of the top level
``CMakeLists.txt`` file to not cause unintended side effects in the build
tree, and this variable can be used to conditionally execute such code. For
example, consider the :module:`CTest` module, which creates targets and
options:

.. code-block:: cmake

  project(MyProject)
  ...
  if(PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL)
    include(CTest)
  endif()

The variable value will be true in:

* the top-level directory of the project
* the top-level directory of an external project added by :module:`ExternalProject`

The variable value will be false in:

* a directory added by :command:`add_subdirectory`
* a directory added by :module:`FetchContent`