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ICreateTypeLib

This interface provides the methods for creating and managing the component or file that contains type information. Type libraries are created from type descriptions using the MkTypLib utility or the Microsoft® Interface Definition Language (MIDL) compiler. These type libraries are accessed through the ITypeLib interface.

Methods

The following table shows the methods for this interface in the order that the compiler calls the methods. Like all COM interfaces, this interface inherits the methods for the IUnknown interface.

Method Description
ICreateTypeLib::CreateTypeInfo This method creates a new type description instance within the type library.
ICreateTypeLib::SetName This method sets the name of the type library.
ICreateTypeLib::SetVersion This method sets the major and minor version numbers of the type library.
ICreateTypeLib::SetDocString This method is not supported in Windows CE.
ICreateTypeLib::SetGuid This method sets the universally unique identifier (UUID) associated with the type library. Also known as the globally unique identifier (GUID).
ICreateTypeLib::SetHelpFileName This method sets the name of the Help file.
ICreateTypeLib::SetHelpContext This method sets the Help context identifier for retrieving general Help information for the type library.
ICreateTypeLib::SetLcid This method sets the binary Microsoft national language identifier associated with the library.
ICreateTypeLib::SetLibFlags This method sets library flags, such as LIBFLAG_FRESTRICTED.
ICreateTypeLib::SaveAllChanges This method is not supported in Windows CE. Calls to this method return E_NOT_IMPL.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 2.0 and later.
Header: Oaidl.h, Oaidl.idl.
Link Library: Oleaut32.lib, Uuid.lib.

See Also

Automation Interfaces | ITypeLib | IUnknown

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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