VCMidlTool::InterfaceIdentifierFileName Property

Visual Studio 2015
 

Gets or sets a name for the Interface Identifier file; default is idlfile_i.c.

Namespace:   Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll)

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property String^ InterfaceIdentifierFileName {
	String^ get();
	void set(String^ value);
}

Property Value

Type: System::String^

A name for the Interface Identifier file.

InterfaceIdentifierFileName exposes the functionality of the /iid MIDL option.

See How to: Compile Example Code for Project Model Extensibility for information about how to compile and run this example.

The following example modifies the InterfaceIdentifierFileName property in the integrated development environment (IDE):

[Visual Basic]

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' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Imports EnvDTE
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine

Public Module Module1
    Sub Test()
        Dim prj As VCProject
        Dim cfgs, tools As IVCCollection
        Dim cfg As VCConfiguration
        Dim tool As VCMidlTool
        prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
        cfgs = prj.Configurations
        cfg = cfgs.Item(1)
        tool = cfg.Tools("VCMIDLTool")
        tool.InterfaceIdentifierFileName = "myfile_i.c"
    End Sub
End Module
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