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Windows::Foundation Namespace

Enables fundamental Windows Runtime functionality, such as object and factory creation.

Syntax

namespace Windows::Foundation;  

Members

Functions

Name	Description
ActivateInstance Function	Registers and retrieves an instance of a specified type defined in a specified class ID.
GetActivationFactory Function	Retrieves an activation factory for the type specified by the template parameter.

Requirements

Header: client.h

Namespace: Windows

See Also

Windows Namespace