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# Array Attributes
The following attributes apply to arrays or **SAFEARRAY**s.  
  
|Attribute|Description|  
|---------------|-----------------|  
|[library_block](../windows/library-block.md)|Places a construct inside the .idl file's library block.|  
|[satype](../windows/satype.md)|Specifies the data type of the SAFEARRAY structure.|  
|[string](../windows/string-cpp.md)|Indicates that the one-dimensional `char`, `wchar_t`, **byte** (or equivalent) array or the pointer to such an array must be treated as a string.|  
  
## See Also  
 [Attributes by Usage](../windows/attributes-by-usage.md)