Name

COMClass Attribute — Microsoft.VisualBasic.COMClassAttribute

Description

Adds metadata that allows a .NET class to be exposed as a COM object. You can supply the attribute with a class identifier, an interface identifier, and an event identifier. All are globally unique identifiers (GUIDs) that can be generated either by using the guidgen.exe utility or automatically by using the COM Class Wizard. They ensure that the COM component retains the same GUIDs when it is recompiled.

Constructor

New([[[classID], interfaceID], eventID])
classID String

The class identifier (CLSID) that will uniquely identify the COM class

interfaceID String

The interface identifier (IID) that uniquely identifies the class’ default COM interface

eventID String

The event identifier that uniquely identifies an event

Properties

ClassID String

Read-only. Provides the CLSID that uniquely identifies a COM class. Its value is set by the classID parameter of the class constructor.

EventID String

Read-only. Provides the GUID that uniquely identifies an event. Its value is set by the eventID parameter of the class constructor.

InterfaceID String

Read-only. Provides the IID that uniquely identifies a COM interface. Its value is set by the interfaceID parameter of the class constructor.

InterfaceShadows Boolean

Indicates whether the COM interface name is the same as the name of another member of the class or the base class. Its default value is False.

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