export

Causes a data structure to be placed in the .idl file.

Syntax

[export]

Remarks

The [export] C++ attribute causes a data structure to be placed in the .idl file and to then be available in the type library in a binary-compatible format that makes it available for use with any language.

You cannot apply the [export] attribute to a class even if the class only has public members (the equivalent of a struct).

If you export an unnamed enum or struct, it is given a name that begins with __unnamedx, where x is a sequential number.

The typedefs valid for export are base types, structs, unions, enums, or type identifiers. See typedef for more information.

Example

The following code shows how to use the [export] attribute:

// cpp_attr_ref_export.cpp
// compile with: /LD
[module(name="MyLibrary")];

[export]
struct MyStruct {
   int i;
};

Requirements

Attribute context	Value
Applies to	union, typedef, enum, struct, or interface
Repeatable	No
Required attributes	None
Invalid attributes	None

For more information, see Attribute Contexts.

See also

Compiler Attributes
Typedef, Enum, Union, and Struct Attributes