# load\_type

```
Convenience function to load a type into a type library.
'name' may be empty for anonymous types.

     flags   -  combination of LOADTYPE_ constants,
                in case of 0 the LOADTYPE_DEFAULT is used
     ordinal -  slot number (1...NumberOfLocalTypes), is ignored if LOADTYPE_USEORD is clear
     name    -  type name
     type    -  serialized type string (internal type represenation)
     fields  -  serialized field names
     cmt     -  type comment
     fldcmts -  serialized field comments
     sclass  -  storage class of the type
```

tinfo\_code\_t load\_type( long flags, long ordinal, string name, string type, string fields="", string cmt="", string fldcmts="", long sclass=0); #define LOADTYPE\_USEORD 0x01 // use ordinal to set type, otherwise set type by name #define LOADTYPE\_REPLACE 0x02 // overwrite the existing type #define LOADTYPE\_DEFAULT (LOADTYPE\_USEORD|LOADTYPE\_REPLACE)


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