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wire_marshal

 

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Specifies a data type that will be used for transmission instead of an application-specific data type.

Syntax

  
[wire_marshal]  
  

Remarks

The wire_marshal C++ attribute has the same functionality as the wire_marshal MIDL attribute.

Example

The following code shows a use of wire_marshal:

// cpp_attr_ref_wire_marshal.cpp  
// compile with: /LD  
#include "windows.h"  
[module(name="MyLibrary")];  
  
[export, public] typedef unsigned long _FOUR_BYTE_DATA;  
  
[export] typedef struct _TWO_X_TWO_BYTE_DATA {  
   unsigned short low;  
   unsigned short high;  
} TWO_X_TWO_BYTE_DATA ;  
  
[export, wire_marshal(TWO_X_TWO_BYTE_DATA)] typedef _FOUR_BYTE_DATA FOUR_BYTE_DATA;  

Requirements

Attribute Context

Applies to typedef
Repeatable No
Required attributes None
Invalid attributes None

For more information about the attribute contexts, see Attribute Contexts.

See Also

IDL Attributes
Typedef, Enum, Union, and Struct Attributes
Attributes Samples