CBaseDispatch.GetTypeInfo method

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The GetTypeInfo method retrieves the type information for the object, which can then be used to get the type information for an interface.

Syntax

HRESULT GetTypeInfo(
   REFIID    riid,
   UINT      itinfo,
   LCID      lcid,
   ITypeInfo **pptinfo
);

Parameters

riid

Reference to an interface identifier (IID) that specifies the interface.

itinfo

Type information to return. Must be zero.

lcid

Locale identifier.

pptinfo

Address of a variable that receives an ITypeInfo pointer.

Return value

Returns an HRESULT value. Possible values include the following.

Return code	Description
S_OK	Success.
E_POINTER	NULL pointer argument.
TYPE_E_ELEMENTNOTFOUND	The itinfo parameter is not zero.

Remarks

This method behaves like the IDispatch::GetTypeInfo method. However, it includes an additional parameter, riid, which specifies the interface for which to retrieve type information.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Header	Ctlutil.h (include Streams.h)
Library	Strmbase.lib (retail builds); Strmbasd.lib (debug builds)

See also

CBaseDispatch Class