January 2002
Intermediate to advanced
1608 pages
38h 34m
English
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Chapter 9. An In-Depth Look at Exported Type Libraries
In This Chapter
• Converting the Assembly
• Converting .NET Data Types
• Converting Members
• Converting Interfaces
• Converting Classes
• Converting Value Types
• Converting Enumerations
The previous chapter demonstrated how using a .NET component in a COM application can be just like using a COM component, and how type libraries can be created for any .NET component simply by running TLBEXP.EXE (or REGASM.EXE with its /tlb option). In many cases, using the exported type definitions may be self-explanatory, but it is often necessary to gain a deeper understanding of the type library exporter. Even if the author of the .NET component considered the needs of COM users when designing the ...