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# exclude (#import)
**C++ Specific**  
  
 Excludes items from the type library header files being generated.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
exclude("Name1"[, "Name2",...])  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 `Name1`  
 First item to be excluded.  
  
 `Name2`  
 Second item to be excluded (if necessary).  
  
## Remarks  
 Type libraries may include definitions of items defined in system headers or other type libraries. This attribute can take any number of arguments, each being a top-level type library item to be excluded.  
  
 **END C++ Specific**  
  
## See Also  
 [#import Attributes](../preprocessor/hash-import-attributes-cpp.md)   
 [#import Directive](../preprocessor/hash-import-directive-cpp.md)