Interface Definition Language
From EDM2
Interface Definition Language or IDL is a formal way of defining the interface of a software object in an object-oriented system or language, it is meant to give the objects a degree of tool and language independence by having a set way of sending object requests. On this wiki most of the references will be to the SOM Interface Definition Language
Used in the OS/2, UNIX and Microsoft Windows worlds, but with some variations.
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IDL as a file format
Plain text file formatted much like C, however the is no firm syntax standard so they can vary from system to system although most have some relation to the OMG IDL definition.
Text editors with IDL file support
- FTE - Has support for syntax highlighting, code folding and syntax-aware autoindent. - Open source - Current
- DOC++ - Automatic document generator - Open source - Discontinued