MSHLFLAGS enumeration (wtypesbase.h)

Specifies why the marshaling is to be done.

Syntax

typedef enum tagMSHLFLAGS {
  MSHLFLAGS_NORMAL = 0,
  MSHLFLAGS_TABLESTRONG = 1,
  MSHLFLAGS_TABLEWEAK = 2,
  MSHLFLAGS_NOPING = 4,
  MSHLFLAGS_RESERVED1 = 8,
  MSHLFLAGS_RESERVED2 = 16,
  MSHLFLAGS_RESERVED3 = 32,
  MSHLFLAGS_RESERVED4 = 64
} MSHLFLAGS;

Constants

MSHLFLAGS_NORMAL Value: 0 The marshaling is occurring because an interface pointer is being passed from one process to another. This is the normal case. The data packet produced by the marshaling process will be unmarshaled in the destination process. The marshaled data packet can be unmarshaled just once, or not at all. If the receiver unmarshals the data packet successfully, the CoReleaseMarshalData function is automatically called on the data packet as part of the unmarshaling process. If the receiver does not or cannot unmarshal the data packet, the sender must call CoReleaseMarshalData on the data packet.
MSHLFLAGS_TABLESTRONG Value: 1 The marshaling is occurring because the data packet is to be stored in a globally accessible table from which it can be unmarshaled one or more times, or not at all. The presence of the data packet in the table counts as a strong reference to the interface being marshaled, meaning that it is sufficient to keep the object alive. When the data packet is removed from the table, the table implementer must call the CoReleaseMarshalData function on the data packet. MSHLFLAGS_TABLESTRONG is used by the RegisterDragDrop function when registering a window as a drop target. This keeps the window registered as a drop target no matter how many times the end user drags across the window. The RevokeDragDrop function calls CoReleaseMarshalData.
MSHLFLAGS_TABLEWEAK Value: 2 The marshaling is occurring because the data packet is to be stored in a globally accessible table from which it can be unmarshaled one or more times, or not at all. However, the presence of the data packet in the table acts as a weak reference to the interface being marshaled, meaning that it is not sufficient to keep the object alive. When the data packet is removed from the table, the table implementer must call the CoReleaseMarshalData function on the data packet. MSHLFLAGS_TABLEWEAK is typically used when registering an object in the running object table (ROT). This prevents the object's entry in the ROT from keeping the object alive in the absence of any other connections. See IRunningObjectTable::Register for more information.
MSHLFLAGS_NOPING Value: 4 Adding this flag to an original object marshaling (as opposed to marshaling a proxy) will disable the ping protocol for that object.
MSHLFLAGS_RESERVED1 Value: 8
MSHLFLAGS_RESERVED2 Value: 16
MSHLFLAGS_RESERVED3 Value: 32
MSHLFLAGS_RESERVED4 Value: 64

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header	wtypesbase.h (include WTypes.h)

See also

CoGetStandardMarshal

CoMarshalInterface

ICallFrame

IMarshal