Compiler Attributes

Compiler attributes provide a variety of functionality.

Attribute

Description

emitidl

Determines whether all subsequent IDL attributes will be processed and placed in the generated .idl file.

event_receiver

Creates an event receiver.

event_source

Creates an event source.

export

Causes a data structure to be placed in the .idl file.

implements

Specifies dispatch interfaces that are forced to be members of the IDL coclass.

importidl

Inserts the specified .idl file into the generated .idl file.

importlib

Makes types that have already been compiled into another type library available to the type library being created.

includelib

Causes an .idl or .h file to be included in the generated .idl file.

library_block

Places a construct inside the .idl file's library block.

no_injected_text

Prevents the compiler from injecting code as a result of attribute use.

satype

Specifies the data type of the SAFEARRAY.

version

Identifies a particular version among multiple versions of an interface or class.

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