Inside Com

by Rogerson, Dale

• ISBN13: 9781572313491
• ISBN10: 1572313498
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-02-01
• Publisher: Microsoft Pr

Summary

Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) has emerged as a vital tool. It's the basis of Microsoft's approach to distributed computing. It's a powerful method for customizing applications, present and future. And it's the foundation of OLE and ActiveX. In short, COM helps unlock the future of development. And this is the book that unlocks COM. In it, you'll discover a clear and simple, practical guide to building elegant COM components; an eye-opening presentation of how accessible COM can be - especially for those who have already mastered C++; an insightful, progressive view of COM design; and plenty of examples in the form of code examples. Inside COM is for intermediate to advanced C++ programmers; COM, ActiveX, and OLE programmers; academics with an interest in component design; and programmers who want to use COM when it's ported to UNIX, MVS, and other environments.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	xvii
Components	1	(14)
The Interface	15	(22)
QueryInterface	37	(26)
Reference Counting	63	(22)
Dynamic Linking	85	(18)
HRESULTs, GUIDs, the Registry, and Other Details	103	(28)
The Class Factory	131	(28)
Component Reuse: Containment and Aggregation	159	(52)
Making It Easier	211	(36)
Servers in Exes	247	(32)
Dispatch Interfaces and Automation	279	(30)
Multiple Threads	309	(32)
Putting It All Together	341	(20)
Index	361