ExternalTypeReference Element for Type for Attribute or Event (ProxyGen)

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11/16/2012

Describes a type that is not defined in the proxy descriptor file. The type cannot be an array.

<ExternalTypeReference isInterface = "true/false"
    isMarshalByRefObject = "true/false"
    type = "Fully qualified type name">
</ExternalTypeReference>

ExternalTypeReference_Type

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
isInterface	Optional xs:boolean attribute. true if the type is an interface; otherwise, false. The default is true.
isMarshalByRefObject	Optional xs:boolean attribute. true if the type derives from MarshalByRefObject; otherwise, false. The default is false.
type	Required name_Type attribute. The fully qualified name of the type.

isInterface

Optional xs:boolean attribute.

true if the type is an interface; otherwise, false. The default is true.

isMarshalByRefObject

Optional xs:boolean attribute.

true if the type derives from MarshalByRefObject; otherwise, false. The default is false.

type

Required name_Type attribute.

The fully qualified name of the type.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
Type	Represents a reference to a type that is used in the declaration of an attribute or event.

Example

The following example demonstrates an ExternalTypeReference element that describes the type of an attribute for a property named FileName. The attribute has the type MarshalAsAttribute.

<Property originalName="FileName" isExcluded="false" dispId="1">
  <Type>
    <ExternalTypeReference isInterface="false" type="System.String" />
  </Type>
  <Get isExcluded="false">
    <Attribute>
      <Type>
        <ExternalTypeReference isInterface="false" type="System.Runtime.InteropServices.MarshalAsAttribute" />
      </Type>
      <Parameter value="BStr">
        <Type>
          <ExternalTypeReference isInterface="false" type="System.Runtime.InteropServices.UnmanagedType" />
        </Type>
      </Parameter>
    </Attribute>
  </Get>
</Property>

Element Information

Namespace	https://schemas.microsoft.com/vsta/2008/01/ProxyGenDescriptor
Schema name	ProxyGen Descriptor
Validation file	ProxyGenDescriptorv2.xsd
Can be empty	Not applicable