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Compiler Error C2778

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improperly formed GUID in __declspec(uuid())

An incorrect GUID is supplied to the uuid extended attribute.

The GUID must be a string of hexadecimal numbers with the following format:

// C2778a.cpp
// compile with: /c
struct __declspec(uuid("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")) A {};
struct __declspec(uuid("{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}")) B{};

The uuid extended attribute accepts strings recognized by CLSIDFromString, with or without brace delimiters.

The following sample generates C2778:

// C2778b.cpp
struct __declspec(uuid(" 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 ")) C { };   // C2778
struct __declspec(uuid("00000000000000000000000000000000")) D { };   // C2778