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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