title	helpstringdll | Microsoft Docs
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ms.date	11/04/2016
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helpstringdll

Specifies the name of the DLL to use to perform document string lookup (localization).

Syntax

  
      [ helpstringdll(  
   "string"  
) ]  

Parameters

string
The DLL to use to perform document string lookup.

Remarks

The helpstringdll C++ attribute has the same functionality as the helpstringdll MIDL attribute.

Example

// cpp_attr_ref_helpstringdll.cpp  
// compile with: /LD  
#include <unknwn.h>  
[module(name="MyLib", helpstringdll="xx.dll")];  
  
[object, uuid("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001")]  
__interface IMyI   
{  
   HRESULT xxx();  
};  

Requirements

Attribute Context

Applies to	class, interface, interface method
Repeatable	No
Required attributes	None
Invalid attributes	None

For more information, see Attribute Contexts.

See Also

IDL Attributes
Interface Attributes
Class Attributes
Method Attributes