Meta Data Services Programming
IInterfaceDef Ancestor Collection
This collection specifies the one base interface from which this interface derives. You use Ancestor collections to define inheritance.
Dispatch Identifier: DISPID_Ancestor (34)
Remarks
The following characteristics are true for this collection.
| Collection characteristic | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship Type | Interface_InheritsFrom_Interface | This is the type of relationship by which all items of the collection are connected to a common source object. |
| Source Is Origin | Yes | The source object for the collection is also the origin object. |
| Minimum Collection Size | One | The minimum number of items that must be contained in the collection is one. |
| Maximum Collection Size | One | The maximum number of items that can be contained in the collection is one. |
| Sequenced Collection | No | As a destination collection, this does not have an explicitly defined sequence. Collections of origin objects are never sequenced. |
| Deletes Propagated | No | Deleting an origin object or a relationship in the collection does not cause the deletion of a corresponding destination object. |
| Destinations Named | No | The relationship type for the collection does not permit the naming of destination objects. |
| Case-Sensitive Names | Not applicable | Case-sensitive naming is not applicable for this collection. |
| Unique Names | Not applicable | Unique naming is not applicable for this collection. |