IComponent::GetResultViewType method (mmc.h)
The IComponent::GetResultViewType method determines what the result pane view should be.
Syntax
HRESULT GetResultViewType(
[in] MMC_COOKIE cookie,
[out] LPOLESTR *ppViewType,
[out] long *pViewOptions
);
Parameters
[in] cookie
A value that specifies the snapin-provided unique identifier for the scope item. For more details about cookies in MMC, see Cookies.
[out] ppViewType
A pointer to the address of a string that specifies the view to display for the specified cookie. The callee (snap-in) allocates the view type string using the COM API function CoTaskMemAlloc and the caller (MMC) frees it using CoTaskMemFree.
The string that is returned depends on the view type:
Standard list
For standard list views, MMC does not use this value. If the snap-in uses only standard list views, the snap-in can set ppViewType to NULL. MMC uses standard list views as the default view type.
Taskpad
For a taskpad view that uses MMC taskpad templates, ppViewType should point to the address of a string that contains the resource path to the taskpad template and a group name that identifies the taskpad. Be aware that MMC passes the group name in calls to IExtendTaskPad methods to enable the snap-in to identify the particular taskpad that is being displayed (this is important if the snap-in has multiple taskpads).
The string should have the following form:
"res://filepath/template#groupname"
where filepath is the full path to the MMC executable (MMC.exe), template is the file name of the template that is stored as a resource within the file specified by filepath, and groupname is the name that identifies the taskpad.
MMC supplies the following HTML files as templates:
| Resource file | Description |
|---|---|
| default.htm | Template for standard taskpad |
| listpad.htm | Template for "vertical" list view taskpad |
| horizontal.htm | Template for "horizontal" list view taskpad |
For example, the following string specifies that MMC.exe has a path of c:\Windows\System32\mmc.exe, the standard taskpad is displayed (default.htm), and the group name is tpad1: "res://c:\Windows\System32\mmc.exe/default.htm#tpad1".
For a taskpad view that uses a custom HTML page, ppViewType should point to the address of a string that contains the resource path to the custom taskpad's HTML file and a group name that identifies the taskpad. The string has the same form as the string for an MMC taskpad template—except the filepath should specify the path to the snap-in's DLL that stores the custom HTML page as a resource.
Custom OCX
For a custom view provided by an OLE custom control (OCX), ppViewType should point to the address of a string that contains the string representation of the custom control's CLSID. The string must begin with an open curly brace ({) and end with a close curly brace (}). The following string represents the Calendar control and could be returned in the ppViewType parameter to display the Calendar control in the result pane: "{8E27C92B-1264-101C-8A2F-040224009C02}".
MMC allows a single instance of each OCX type per snap-in instance per view. If the MMC_VIEW_OPTIONS_CREATENEW option is not selected, MMC will display the cached OCX instance for any of the snap-in's scope items that request this OCX view. If the MMC_VIEW_OPTIONS_CREATENEW option is selected, MMC will destroy the cached OCX and create a new one every time a item requests the OCX view.
Custom webpage
For a custom view provided by a webpage, ppViewType should point to the address of a string that contains the URL for the page. The following string represents the URL for the Microsoft website and could be returned in the ppViewType parameter to display the website in the result pane: "www.microsoft.com".
[out] pViewOptions
A pointer to the value that provides the console with options specified by the owning snap-in. This value can be a combination of the following:
MMC_VIEW_OPTIONS_CREATENEW (0x0010)
For a custom OCX view. In MMC 1.2, the OCX is always cached. If this flag is not specified, MMC 1.2 displays the cached OCX instance for any of the snap-in's scope items that request this OCX view. If this flag is specified, MMC 1.2 destroys the cached OCX and creates (then caches) a new one every time an item requests the OCX view. In MMC 2.0, the OCX will be cached only if this flag is not set. In MMC 2.0, the snap-in can release any OCXs when the node is deselected if this flag is set.
Once the snap-in has specified its OCX caching option for a node (either by using or not using the MMC_VIEW_OPTIONS_CREATENEW flag), it must not change the option choice for this instance of the snap-in.
MMC_VIEW_OPTIONS_EXCLUDE_SCOPE_ITEMS_FROM_LIST (0x00000040)
New in MMC 1.2. In a standard list view, this option tells MMC to hide scope items in the view. Scope items are automatically hidden in virtual list views.
MMC_VIEW_OPTIONS_FILTERED (0x0008)
Notifies MMC that the snap-in supports filtered views. See Adding Filtered Views.
MMC_VIEW_OPTIONS_LEXICAL_SORT (0x00000080)
New in MMC 1.2. In a standard list view, this option tells MMC to lexically sort all scope items (including extensions) first, followed by all result items. The IResultDataCompare and IResultDataCompareEx interfaces are ignored when this option is set.
MMC_VIEW_OPTIONS_MULTISELECT (0x0004)
Allows multiple item selections in the result pane view.
MMC_VIEW_OPTIONS_NOLISTVIEWS (0x0001)
Tells the console to refrain from presenting standard list view choices in the View menu. Allows the snap-in to display only its own custom views in the result pane.
MMC_VIEW_OPTIONS_NONE (0)
No view options selected. This is the default view option.
MMC_VIEW_OPTIONS_OWNERDATALIST (0x0002)
A value that specifies that the result pane list view should be a virtual list.
MMC_VIEW_OPTIONS_USEFONTLINKING (0x0020)
Use font linking on result items (for multilingual support). See Remarks for details.
If ppViewType is a custom view type, the view options that affect the standard list views are applied by MMC when the view is switched from a custom view to a standard list view.
Return value
This method can return one of these values.
Remarks
The callee (snap-in) allocates the view type string using COM API function CoTaskMemAlloc and the caller (MMC) frees it using CoTaskMemFree.
MMC calls GetResultViewType when a snap-in scope item is selected. When switching from a standard list view to a custom view, the snap-in must call IConsole2::SelectScopeItem to reselect the item and force MMC to call GetResultViewType again. This enables the snap-in to specify the appropriate custom OCX or webpage so that MMC can load it. When switching from a custom view to a standard list view, MMC automatically calls GetResultViewType and sets the appropriate list view type.
Given a Unicode string, the font linking feature determines the best font for that displays that string. For example, if you were populating a list view with server names and knew that half would be in Japanese and half in Russian, then you would set the font linking view options and MMC would determine an appropriate font. The default is not to use font linking, because there is a small performance hit when MMC searches for the appropriate font.
A cookie is a pointer to a structure that contains information unique to a specific item. It is passed in through the lParam member of a SCOPEDATAITEM structure.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows Vista |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2008 |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | mmc.h |