Attributes by Group

The C++ attributes are organized into the following functional groups:

Attribute	Description
COM Attributes	Injects code to support numerous areas of COM development and .NET Framework common language runtime development.
IDL Attributes	Lets you modify the .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	Attributes supplied by the Visual C++ compiler.

For information on defining custom attributes for your .NET application, see User-Defined Attributes.

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