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dllimport, dllexport

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**__declspec( dllimport )**declarator

**__declspec( dllexport )**declarator

The dllexport and dllimport storage-class attributes are Microsoft-specific extensions to the C and C++ languages. They enable you to export and import functions, data, and objects to and from a DLL. These attributes explicitly define the DLL’s interface to its client, which can be the executable file or another DLL. Declaring functions as dllexport eliminates the need for a module-definition (.DEF) file, at least with respect to the specification of exported functions. Note that dllexport replaces the __export keyword.

The declaration of dllexport and dllimport uses extended attribute syntax.

For more information, see __declspec.

Example

// Example of the dllimport and dllexport class attributes
__declspec( dllimport ) int i;
__declspec( dllexport ) void func();

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