---
title: "<paramref> (Visual C++) | Microsoft Docs"
ms.custom: ""
ms.date: "11/04/2016"
ms.reviewer: ""
ms.suite: ""
ms.technology: ["cpp-ide"]
ms.tgt_pltfrm: ""
ms.topic: "article"
f1_keywords: ["paramref", "<paramref>"]
dev_langs: ["C++"]
helpviewer_keywords: ["paramref C++ XML tag", "<paramref> C++ XML tag"]
ms.assetid: c5730dc2-7159-421f-b2d5-bb971e307122
caps.latest.revision: 9
author: "mikeblome"
ms.author: "mblome"
manager: "ghogen"
ms.workload: ["cplusplus"]
---
# &lt;paramref&gt; (Visual C++)
The \<paramref> tag gives you a way to indicate that a word is a parameter. The .xml file can be processed to format this parameter in some distinct way.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
<paramref name="name"/>  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 `name`  
 The name of the parameter to refer to.  Enclose the name in single or double quotation marks.  The compiler issues a warning if it does not find `name`.  
  
## Remarks  
 Compile with [/doc](../build/reference/doc-process-documentation-comments-c-cpp.md) to process documentation comments to a file.  
  
## Example  
  
```  
// xml_paramref_tag.cpp  
// compile with: /clr /doc /LD  
// post-build command: xdcmake xml_paramref_tag.dll  
/// Text for class MyClass.  
public ref class MyClass {  
   /// <summary>MyMethod is a method in the MyClass class.  
   /// The <paramref name="Int1"/> parameter takes a number.  
   /// </summary>  
   void MyMethod(int Int1) {}  
};  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [XML Documentation](../ide/xml-documentation-visual-cpp.md)