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Attribute Categories

The attributes reference describes the various types of attributes you can use in Visual C++.

  • COM Attributes
    Injects code to support numerous areas of COM development.

  • IDL Attributes
    Injects code that creates or modifies the associated .idl file from within a source code file without a wizard and without being familiar with the structure and syntax of that file.

  • OLE DB Consumer Attributes
    Injects code, based on the OLE DB Consumer Templates, to create a working OLE DB consumer that performs tasks such as opening tables, executing commands, and accessing data.

  • Compiler Attributes
    Injects code that performs a variety of common programming tasks.

  • Attributed Programming
    Provides links to conceptual topics describing attributed programming.