CComSafeArray
Class
This class is a wrapper for the SAFEARRAY
structure.
Syntax
template <typename T, VARTYPE _vartype = _ATL_AutomationType<T>::type>
class CComSafeArray
Parameters
T
The type of data to be stored in the array.
Members
Public Constructors
Name | Description |
---|---|
CComSafeArray::CComSafeArray |
The constructor. |
CComSafeArray::~CComSafeArray |
The destructor. |
Public Methods
Name | Description |
---|---|
CComSafeArray::Add |
Adds one or more elements, or a SAFEARRAY structure, to a CComSafeArray . |
CComSafeArray::Attach |
Attaches a SAFEARRAY structure to a CComSafeArray object. |
CComSafeArray::CopyFrom |
Copies the contents of a SAFEARRAY structure into the CComSafeArray object. |
CComSafeArray::CopyTo |
Creates a copy of the CComSafeArray object. |
CComSafeArray::Create |
Creates a CComSafeArray object. |
CComSafeArray::Destroy |
Destroys a CComSafeArray object. |
CComSafeArray::Detach |
Detaches a SAFEARRAY from a CComSafeArray object. |
CComSafeArray::GetAt |
Retrieves a single element from a single-dimensional array. |
CComSafeArray::GetCount |
Returns the number of elements in the array. |
CComSafeArray::GetDimensions |
Returns the number of dimensions in the array. |
CComSafeArray::GetLowerBound |
Returns the lower bound for a given dimension of the array. |
CComSafeArray::GetSafeArrayPtr |
Returns the address of the m_psa data member. |
CComSafeArray::GetType |
Returns the type of data stored in the array. |
CComSafeArray::GetUpperBound |
Returns the upper bound for any dimension of the array. |
CComSafeArray::IsSizable |
Tests if a CComSafeArray object can be resized. |
CComSafeArray::MultiDimGetAt |
Retrieves a single element from a multidimensional array. |
CComSafeArray::MultiDimSetAt |
Sets the value of an element in a multidimensional array. |
CComSafeArray::Resize |
Resizes a CComSafeArray object. |
CComSafeArray::SetAt |
Sets the value of an element in a single-dimensional array. |
Public Operators
Name | Description |
---|---|
CComSafeArray::operator LPSAFEARRAY |
Casts a value to a SAFEARRAY pointer. |
CComSafeArray::operator[] |
Retrieves an element from the array. |
CComSafeArray::operator = |
Assignment operator. |
Public Data Members
Name | Description |
---|---|
CComSafeArray::m_psa |
This data member holds the address of the SAFEARRAY structure. |
Remarks
CComSafeArray
provides a wrapper for the SAFEARRAY
data type class, making it a simple matter to create and manage single- and multidimensional arrays of almost any of the supported VARIANT
types.
CComSafeArray
simplifies passing arrays between processes, and in addition provides extra security by checking array index values against upper and lower bounds.
The lower bound of a CComSafeArray
can start at any user-defined value; however, arrays that are accessed through C++ should use a lower bound of 0. Other languages such as Visual Basic may use other bounding values (for example, -10 to 10).
Use CComSafeArray::Create
to create a CComSafeArray
object, and CComSafeArray::Destroy
to delete it.
A CComSafeArray
can contain the following subset of VARIANT
data types:
VARTYPE |
Description |
---|---|
VT_I1 |
char |
VT_I2 |
short |
VT_I4 |
int |
VT_I4 |
long |
VT_I8 |
longlong |
VT_UI1 |
byte |
VT_UI2 |
ushort |
VT_UI4 |
uint |
VT_UI4 |
ulong |
VT_UI8 |
ulonglong |
VT_R4 |
float |
VT_R8 |
double |
VT_DECIMAL |
decimal pointer |
VT_VARIANT |
variant pointer |
VT_CY |
Currency data type |
Requirements
Header: atlsafe.h
Example
// Create a multidimensional array,
// then write and read elements
// Define an array of character pointers
CComSafeArray<char> *pSar;
char cElement;
char cTable[2][3] = {'A','B','C','D','E','F'};
// Declare the variable used to store the
// array indexes
LONG aIndex[2];
// Define the array bound structure
CComSafeArrayBound bound[2];
bound[0].SetCount(2);
bound[0].SetLowerBound(0);
bound[1].SetCount(3);
bound[1].SetLowerBound(0);
// Create a new 2 dimensional array
// each dimension size is 3
pSar = new CComSafeArray<char>(bound,2);
// Use MultiDimSetAt to store characters in the array
for (int x = 0; x < 2; x++)
{
for (int y = 0; y < 3; y++)
{
aIndex[0] = x;
aIndex[1] = y;
HRESULT hr = pSar->MultiDimSetAt(aIndex,cTable[x][y]);
ATLASSERT(hr == S_OK);
}
}
// Use MultiDimGetAt to retrieve characters in the array
for (int x = 0; x < 2; x++)
{
for (int y = 0; y < 3; y++)
{
aIndex[0]=x;
aIndex[1]=y;
HRESULT hr = pSar->MultiDimGetAt(aIndex,cElement);
ATLASSERT(hr == S_OK);
ATLASSERT(cElement == cTable[x][y]);
}
}
CComSafeArray::Add
Adds one or more elements, or a SAFEARRAY
structure, to a CComSafeArray
.
HRESULT Add(const SAFEARRAY* psaSrc);
HRESULT Add(ULONG ulCount, const T* pT, BOOL bCopy = TRUE);
HRESULT Add(const T& t, BOOL bCopy = TRUE);
Parameters
psaSrc
A pointer to a SAFEARRAY
object.
ulCount
The number of objects to add to the array.
pT
A pointer to one or more objects to be added to the array.
t
A reference to the object to be added to the array.
bCopy
Indicates whether a copy of the data should be created. The default value is TRUE
.
Return value
Returns S_OK
on success, or an error HRESULT
on failure.
Remarks
The new objects are appended to the end of the existing SAFEARRAY
object. Adding an object to a multidimensional SAFEARRAY
object isn't supported. When adding an existing array of objects, both arrays must contain elements of the same type.
The bCopy
flag is taken into account when elements of type BSTR
or VARIANT
are added to an array. The default value of TRUE
ensures that a new copy is made of the data when the element is added to the array.
CComSafeArray::Attach
Attaches a SAFEARRAY
structure to a CComSafeArray
object.
HRESULT Attach(const SAFEARRAY* psaSrc);
Parameters
psaSrc
A pointer to the SAFEARRAY
structure.
Return value
Returns S_OK
on success, or an error HRESULT
on failure.
Remarks
Attaches a SAFEARRAY
structure to a CComSafeArray
object, making the existing CComSafeArray
methods available.
CComSafeArray::CComSafeArray
The constructor.
CComSafeArray();
CComSafeArray(const SAFEARRAYBOUND& bound);
CComSafeArray(ULONG ulCount, LONG lLBound = 0);
CComSafeArray(const SAFEARRAYBOUND* pBound, UINT uDims = 1);
CComSafeArray(const CComSafeArray& saSrc);
CComSafeArray(const SAFEARRAY& saSrc);
CComSafeArray(const SAFEARRAY* psaSrc);
Parameters
bound
A SAFEARRAYBOUND
structure.
ulCount
The number of elements in the array.
lLBound
The lower bound value; that is, the index of the first element in the array.
pBound
A pointer to a SAFEARRAYBOUND
structure.
uDims
The count of dimensions in the array.
saSrc
A reference to a SAFEARRAY
structure or CComSafeArray
object. In either case, the constructor uses this reference to make a copy of the array, so the array isn't referenced after construction.
psaSrc
A pointer to a SAFEARRAY
structure. The constructor uses this address to make a copy of the array, so the array is never referenced after construction.
Remarks
Creates a CComSafeArray
object.
CComSafeArray::~CComSafeArray
The destructor.
~CComSafeArray() throw()
Remarks
Frees all allocated resources.
CComSafeArray::CopyFrom
Copies the contents of a SAFEARRAY
structure into the CComSafeArray
object.
HRESULT CopyFrom(LPSAFEARRAY* ppArray);
Parameters
ppArray
Pointer to the SAFEARRAY
to copy.
Return value
Returns S_OK
on success, or an error HRESULT
on failure.
Remarks
This method copies the contents of a SAFEARRAY
into the current CComSafeArray
object. The existing contents of the array are replaced.
CComSafeArray::CopyTo
Creates a copy of the CComSafeArray
object.
HRESULT CopyTo(LPSAFEARRAY* ppArray);
Parameters
ppArray
A pointer to a location in which to create the new SAFEARRAY
.
Return value
Returns S_OK
on success, or an error HRESULT
on failure.
Remarks
This method copies the contents of a CComSafeArray
object into a SAFEARRAY
structure.
CComSafeArray::Create
Creates a CComSafeArray
.
HRESULT Create(const SAFEARRAYBOUND* pBound, UINT uDims = 1);
HRESULT Create(ULONG ulCount = 0, LONG lLBound = 0);
Parameters
pBound
A pointer to a SAFEARRAYBOUND
object.
uDims
The number of dimensions in the array.
ulCount
The number of elements in the array.
lLBound
The lower bound value; that is, the index of the first element in the array.
Return value
Returns S_OK
on success, or an error HRESULT
on failure.
Remarks
A CComSafeArray
object can be created from an existing SAFEARRAYBOUND
structure and the number of dimensions, or by specifying the number of elements in the array and the lower bound. If the array is to be accessed from C++, the lower bound should be 0. Other languages may allow other values for the lower bound (for example, Visual Basic supports arrays with elements with a range such as -10 to 10).
CComSafeArray::Destroy
Destroys a CComSafeArray
object.
HRESULT Destroy();
Return value
Returns S_OK
on success, or an error HRESULT
on failure.
Remarks
Destroys an existing CComSafeArray
object and all of the data it contains.
CComSafeArray::Detach
Detaches a SAFEARRAY
from a CComSafeArray
object.
LPSAFEARRAY Detach();
Return value
Returns a pointer to a SAFEARRAY
object.
Remarks
This method detaches the SAFEARRAY
object from the CComSafeArray
object.
CComSafeArray::GetAt
Retrieves a single element from a single-dimensional array.
T& GetAt(LONG lIndex) const;
Parameters
lIndex
The index number of the value in the array to return.
Return value
Returns a reference to the required array element.
CComSafeArray::GetCount
Returns the number of elements in the array.
ULONG GetCount(UINT uDim = 0) const;
Parameters
uDim
The array dimension.
Return value
Returns the number of elements in the array.
Remarks
When used with a multidimensional array, this method will return the number of elements in a specific dimension only.
CComSafeArray::GetDimensions
Returns the number of dimensions in the array.
UINT GetDimensions() const;
Return value
Returns the number of dimensions in the array.
CComSafeArray::GetLowerBound
Returns the lower bound for a given dimension of the array.
LONG GetLowerBound(UINT uDim = 0) const;
Parameters
uDim
The array dimension for which to get the lower bound. If omitted, the default is 0.
Return value
Returns the lower bound.
Remarks
If the lower bound is 0, this indicates a C-like array whose first element is element number 0. In the event of an error, for example, an invalid dimension argument, this method calls AtlThrow
with an HRESULT
describing the error.
CComSafeArray::GetSafeArrayPtr
Returns the address of the m_psa
data member.
LPSAFEARRAY* GetSafeArrayPtr() throw();
Return value
Returns a pointer to the CComSafeArray::m_psa
data member.
CComSafeArray::GetType
Returns the type of data stored in the array.
VARTYPE GetType() const;
Return value
Returns the type of data stored in the array, which could be any of the following types:
VARTYPE |
Description |
---|---|
VT_I1 |
char |
VT_I2 |
short |
VT_I4 |
int |
VT_I4 |
long |
VT_I8 |
longlong |
VT_UI1 |
byte |
VT_UI2 |
ushort |
VT_UI4 |
uint |
VT_UI4 |
ulong |
VT_UI8 |
ulonglong |
VT_R4 |
float |
VT_R8 |
double |
VT_DECIMAL |
decimal pointer |
VT_VARIANT |
variant pointer |
VT_CY |
Currency data type |
CComSafeArray::GetUpperBound
Returns the upper bound for any dimension of the array.
LONG GetUpperBound(UINT uDim = 0) const;
Parameters
uDim
The array dimension for which to get the upper bound. If omitted, the default is 0.
Return value
Returns the upper bound. This value is inclusive, the maximum valid index for this dimension.
Remarks
In the event of an error, for example, an invalid dimension argument, this method calls AtlThrow
with an HRESULT
describing the error.
CComSafeArray::IsSizable
Tests if a CComSafeArray
object can be resized.
bool IsSizable() const;
Return value
Returns TRUE
if the CComSafeArray
can be resized, FALSE
if it cannot.
CComSafeArray::m_psa
Holds the address of the SAFEARRAY
structure accessed.
LPSAFEARRAY m_psa;
CComSafeArray::MultiDimGetAt
Retrieves a single element from a multidimensional array.
HRESULT MultiDimGetAt(const LONG* alIndex, T& t);
Parameters
alIndex
Pointer to a vector of indexes for each dimension in the array. The leftmost (most significant) dimension is alIndex[0]
.
t
A reference to the data returned.
Return value
Returns S_OK
on success, or an error HRESULT
on failure.
CComSafeArray::MultiDimSetAt
Sets the value of an element in a multidimensional array.
HRESULT MultiDimSetAt(const LONG* alIndex, const T& t);
Parameters
alIndex
Pointer to a vector of indexes for each dimension in the array. The rightmost (least significant) dimension is alIndex[0]
.
T
Specifies the value of the new element.
Return value
Returns S_OK
on success, or an error HRESULT
on failure.
Remarks
This is a multidimensional version of CComSafeArray::SetAt
.
CComSafeArray::operator []
Retrieves an element from the array.
T& operator[](long lindex) const;
T& operator[](int nindex) const;
Parameters
lIndex
, nIndex
The index number of the required element in the array.
Return value
Returns the appropriate array element.
Remarks
Performs a similar function to CComSafeArray::GetAt
, however this operator only works with single-dimensional arrays.
CComSafeArray::operator =
Assignment operator.
ATL::CComSafeArray<T>& operator=(const ATL::CComSafeArray& saSrc);
ATL::CComSafeArray<T>& operator=(const SAFEARRAY* psaSrc);
Parameters
saSrc
A reference to a CComSafeArray
object.
psaSrc
A pointer to a SAFEARRAY
object.
Return value
Returns the type of data stored in the array.
CComSafeArray::operator LPSAFEARRAY
Casts a value to a SAFEARRAY
pointer.
operator LPSAFEARRAY() const;
Return value
Casts a value to a SAFEARRAY
pointer.
CComSafeArray::Resize
Resizes a CComSafeArray
object.
HRESULT Resize(const SAFEARRAYBOUND* pBound);
HRESULT Resize(ULONG ulCount, LONG lLBound = 0);
Parameters
pBound
A pointer to a SAFEARRAYBOUND
structure that contains information on the number of elements and the lower bound of an array.
ulCount
The requested number of objects in the resized array.
lLBound
The lower bound.
Return value
Returns S_OK
on success, or an error HRESULT
on failure.
Remarks
This method only resizes the rightmost dimension. It will not resize arrays that return IsResizable
as FALSE
.
CComSafeArray::SetAt
Sets the value of an element in a single-dimensional array.
HRESULT SetAt(LONG lIndex, const T& t, BOOL bCopy = TRUE);
Parameters
lIndex
The index number of the array element to set.
t
The new value of the specified element.
bCopy
Indicates whether a copy of the data should be created. The default value is TRUE
.
Return value
Returns S_OK
on success, or an error HRESULT
on failure.
Remarks
The bCopy
flag is taken into account when elements of type BSTR
or VARIANT
are added to an array. The default value of TRUE
ensures that a new copy is made of the data when the element is added to the array.
See also
SAFEARRAY
Data Type
CComSafeArray::Create
CComSafeArray::Destroy
Class Overview