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DispGetParam

This function retrieves a parameter from the DISPPARAMS structure, checks both named parameters and positional parameters, and coerces the parameter to the specified type.

HRESULT DispGetParam(
  DISPPARAMS FAR* pdispparams, 
  unsigned int position, 
  VARTYPE vtTarg, 
  VARIANT FAR* pvarResult, 
  unsigned int FAR* puArgErr 
);

Parameters

  • pdispparams
    [in] Pointer to the parameters passed to IDispatch::Invoke.
  • position
    [in] Position of the parameter in the parameter list. DispGetParam starts at the end of the array, so if position is 0, the last parameter in the array is returned.
  • vtTarg
    [in] Type the argument should be coerced to.
  • pvarResult
    [out] Pointer to the variant to pass the parameter into.
  • puArgErr
    [out] On return, pointer to the index of the argument that caused a DISP_E_TYPEMISMATCH error. This pointer is returned to Invoke to indicate the position of the argument in DISPPARAMS that caused the error.

Return Values

The following table shows the HRESULT values that can be returned by this function.

Value Description
S_OK Success.
DISP_E_BADVARTYPE The variant type vtTarg is not supported.
DISP_E_OVERFLOW The retrieved parameter could not be coerced to the specified type.
DISP_E_PARAMNOTFOUND The parameter indicated by position could not be found.
DISP_E_TYPEMISMATCH The argument could not be coerced to the specified type.
E_INVALIDARG One of the arguments was invalid.
E_OUTOFMEMORY Insufficient memory to complete operation.

Remarks

The output parameter pvarResult must be a valid variant. Any existing contents are released in the standard way. The contents of the variant are freed with VariantFree.

Passing any invalid or NULL pointer to this function will result in unexpected termination of the application.

If you have used DispGetParam to get the right side of a property put operation, the second parameter should be DISPID_PROPERTYPUT. For example:

DispGetParam(&dispparams, DISPID_PROPERTYPUT, VT_BOOL, &varResult)

Named parameters cannot be accessed positionally, and vice versa.

Example

The following code example uses DispGetParam to set X and Y properties.

STDMETHODIMP
CPoint::Invoke(
  DISPID dispidMember,
  REFIID riid,
  LCID lcid,
  unsigned short wFlags,
  DISPPARAMS FAR* pdispparams,
  VARIANT FAR* pvarResult,
  EXCEPINFO FAR* pExcepInfo,
  unsigned int FAR* puArgErr)
{
  unsigned int uArgErr;
  HRESULT hresult;
  VARIANTARG varg0;
  VARIANT varResultDummy;

  UNUSED(lcid);
  UNUSED(pExcepInfo);

  // Make sure the wFlags are valid.
  if(wFlags & ~(DISPATCH_METHOD | DISPATCH_PROPERTYGET |
    DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUT | DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUTREF))
    return ResultFromScode(E_INVALIDARG);

  // This object only exposes a "default" interface.
  if(!IsEqualIID(riid, IID_NULL))
    return ResultFromScode(DISP_E_UNKNOWNINTERFACE);

  // It simplifies the following code if the caller
  // ignores the return value.
  if(puArgErr == NULL)
    puArgErr = &uArgErr;
  if(pvarResult == NULL)
    pvarResult = &varResultDummy;

  VariantInit(&varg0);

  // Assume the return type is void, unless otherwise is found.
  VariantInit(pvarResult);

  switch(dispidMember){
  case IDMEMBER_CPOINT_GETX:
    V_VT(pvarResult) = VT_I2;
    V_I2(pvarResult) = GetX();
    break;

  case IDMEMBER_CPOINT_SETX:
    HRESULT = DispGetParam(pdispparams, 0, VT_I2, &varg0, puArgErr);
    if(HRESULT != NOERROR)
      return hresult;
    SetX(V_I2(&varg0));
    break;

  case IDMEMBER_CPOINT_GETY:
    V_VT(pvarResult) = VT_I2;
    V_I2(pvarResult) = GetY();
    break;

  case IDMEMBER_CPOINT_SETY:
    HRESULT = DispGetParam(pdispparams, 0, VT_I2, &varg0, puArgErr);
    if(HRESULT != NOERROR)
      return hresult;
    SetY(V_I2(&varg0));
    break;

  default:
    return ResultFromScode(DISP_E_MEMBERNOTFOUND);
  }
  return NOERROR;
}

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 2.0 and later.
Header: Oleauto.h.
Link Library: Oleaut32.lib.

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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