dllexport, dllimport (Windows CE 5.0)
The dllexport and dllimport extended storage-class modifiers 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.
__declspec( dllimport )declarator__declspec( dllexport ) declarator
These attributes explicitly define the DLL 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 must use extended attribute syntax and the __declspec keyword.
Example
// Example of the dllimport and dllexport class attributes
__declspec( dllimport ) int i;
__declspec( dllexport ) void func();
Alternatively, to make your code more readable, you can use macro definitions:
#define DllImport __declspec( dllimport )
#define DllExport __declspec( dllexport )
DllExport void func();
DllExport int i = 10;
DllImport int j;
DllExport int n;
See Also
__declspec | DLL Interface Declarations
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