Interface Definition Language

The Interface Definition Language File

Syntax Notation Conventions

IDL Lexical Elements

IDL Versus C

Interface Definition Structure

Overview of IDL Attributes

Interface Definition Header Attributes

Import Declarations

Constant Declarations

Type Declarations

Operation Declarations

Parameter Declarations

Basic Data Types

Constructed Data Types

IDL Support for C++

Associating a Data Type with a Transmitted Type

IDL Grammar Synopsis