# cxxDefinePrototype

The <cxxDefinePrototype> element specifies the define declaration.

## Description

This element provides a "visual" representation of the define declaration as PCDATA. The are no semantics applied to the content but the intention is that the content should look as similar as possible to the define declaration in source code.

## Example

    <cxxDefinePrototype>#define ENABLE_NETWORKING_PERFMETRICS</cxxDefinePrototype>

## Contained by

cxxDefineDefinition

## Contains

## Content Model

No content.

## Inheritance

topic/ph reference/ph apiRef/apiDefItem apiOperation/apiDefItem cxxDefine/cxxDefinePrototype

Parent topic: cxxDefine module