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/*! 
    \page activeqt-dumpcpp.html
    \title The dumpcpp Tool (ActiveQt)

    \ingroup activeqt-tools

    \keyword dumpcpp

    The \c dumpcpp tool generates a C++ namespace for a type library.

    To generate a C++ namespace for a type library, call \c dumpcpp with the following 
    command line parameters:

    \table
    \header
    \i Option
    \i Result
    \row
    \i input
    \i Generate documentation for \e input. \e input can specify a type library file or a type 
    library ID, or a CLSID or ProgID for an object
    \row
    \i -o file
    \i Writes the class declaration to \e {file}.h and meta object infomation to \e {file}.cpp
    \row
    \i -n namespace
    \i Generate a C++ namespace \e namespace
    \row
    \i -nometaobject
    \i Do not generate a .cpp file with the meta object information. 
    The meta object is then generated in runtime.
    \row
    \i -getfile libid
    \i Print the filename for the typelibrary \e libid to stdout
    \row
    \i -compat
    \i Generate namespace with dynamicCall-compatible API
    \row
    \i -v
    \i Print version information
    \row
    \i -h
    \i Print help
    \endtable

    \c dumpcpp can be integrated into the \c qmake build system. In your .pro file, list the type 
    libraries you want to use in the TYPELIBS variable:

    \snippet examples/activeqt/qutlook/qutlook.pro 0

    The generated namespace will declare all enumerations, as well as one QAxObject subclass 
    for each \c coclass and \c interface declared in the type library. coclasses marked with 
    the \c control attribute will be wrapped by a QAxWidget subclass.

    Those classes that wrap creatable coclasses  (i.e. coclasses that are not marked 
    as \c noncreatable) have a default constructor; this is typically a single class 
    of type \c Application. 

    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_activeqt-dumpcpp.qdoc 0

    All other classes can only be created by passing an IDispatch interface pointer 
    to the constructor; those classes should however not be created explicitly. 
    Instead, use the appropriate API of already created objects.

    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_activeqt-dumpcpp.qdoc 1

    All coclass wrappers also have one constructors taking an interface wrapper class
    for each interface implemented.

    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_activeqt-dumpcpp.qdoc 2

    You have to create coclasses to be able to connect to signals of the subobject.
    Note that the constructor deletes the interface object, so the following will
    cause a segmentation fault:

    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_activeqt-dumpcpp.qdoc 3