ITypeInfo::CreateInstance (Windows CE 5.0)
This method creates a new instance of a type that describes a component object class (coclass).
HRESULT CreateInstance( IUnknown FAR* pUnkOuter,REFIIDriid,VOID FAR* FAR* ppvObj );
Parameters
- pUnkOuter
[in] Pointer to the controlling IUnknown. If NULL, then a stand-alone instance is created. If valid, then an aggregate object is created. - riid
[in] Reference to an identifier for the interface that the caller will use to communicate with the resulting object. - ppvObj
[out] On return, pointer to a pointer to an instance of the created object.
Return Values
The following table shows the return values for this function.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| S_OK | Success. |
| E_OUTOFMEMORY | Out of memory. |
| TYPE_E_WRONGTYPEKIND | Type mismatch. |
| E_INVALIDARG | One or more of the parameters is invalid. |
| E_NOINTERFACE | OLE could not find an implementation of one or more required interfaces. |
| TYPE_E_UNSUPFORMAT | The type library has an older format. |
| TYPE_E_INVALIDSTATE | The type library could not be opened. |
| Other return codes | Additional errors may be returned from CoCreateInstance. |
Remarks
For types that describe a component object class (coclass), CreateInstance creates a new instance of the class. Usually, CreateInstance calls CoCreateInstance with the type description's GUID.
Requirements
OS Versions: Windows CE 2.0 and later.
Header: Oaidl.h, Oaidl.idl.
Link Library: Oleaut32.lib, Uuid.lib.
See Also
ITypeInfo | CoCreateInstance | IUnknown
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