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type description

The information used to build the type information for one or more aspects of an application’s interface. Type descriptions are written in Object Description Language (ODL), and include both programmable and nonprogrammable interfaces.

type information

Information that describes the interfaces of an application. Type information is created from type descriptions using OLE Automation tools, such as MkTypLib or the CreateDispTypeInfo function. Type information can be accessed through the ITypeInfo interface.

type information element

A unit of information identified by one of these statements in a type description: typedef, enum, struct, module, interface, dispinterface, or coclass.

type library

A file or component within another file that contains type information about exposed objects. Type libraries are created using either the MkTypLib utility or the MIDL compiler, and can be accessed through the ITypeLib interface.