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Method Attributes

The following attributes apply to the methods in a class, coclass, or interface.

Attribute Description
bindable Indicates that the property supports data binding.
call_as Enables a nonremotable function to be mapped to a remote function.
custom Lets you define your own attribute.
db_column Binds a specified column to the rowset.
db_command Creates an OLE DB command.
db_param Associates the specified member variable with an input or output parameter and delimits the variable.
db_source Creates a connection to a data source.
db_table Opens an OLE DB table.
defaultbind Indicates the single, bindable property that best represents the object.
defaultcollelem Used for Visual Basic code optimization.
displaybind Indicates a property that should be displayed to the user as bindable.
helpcontext Specifies a context ID that lets the user view information about this element in the Help file.
helpfile Sets the name of the Help file for a type library.
helpstring Specifies a character string that is used to describe the element to which it applies.
helpstringcontext Specifies the ID of a help topic in an .hlp or .chm file.
helpstringdll Specifies the name of the DLL to use to perform document string lookup (localization).
hidden Indicates that the item exists but should not be displayed in a user-oriented browser.
id Specifies a DISPID for a member function (either a property or a method, in an interface or dispinterface).
immediatebind Indicates that the database will be notified immediately of all changes to a property of a data-bound object.
in Indicates that a parameter is to be passed from the calling procedure to the called procedure.
local Allows you to use the MIDL compiler as a header generator when used in the interface header. When used in an individual function, designates a local procedure for which no stubs are generated.
nonbrowsable Indicates that an interface member should not be displayed in a property browser.
propget Specifies a property accessor function.
propput Specifies a property-setting function.
propputref Specifies a property-setting function that uses a reference instead of a value.
ptr Designates a pointer as a full pointer.
range Specifies a range of allowable values for arguments or fields whose values are set at run time.
requestedit Indicates that the property supports the OnRequestEdit notification.
restricted Specifies that a member of a module, interface, or dispinterface cannot be called arbitrarily.
satype Specifies the data type of the SAFEARRAY structure.
source Specifies the control's source interfaces for connection points on a class. On a property or method, the source attribute indicates that the member returns an object or VARIANT that is a source of events.
synchronize Synchronizes access to the target method.
vararg Specifies that the function take a variable number of arguments.

See also

Attributes by Usage