dual interface for IDispatch

[George2]

Hello everyone,


Could anyone show me a sample or where to find dual interface implementation for IDispatch please?

I have seached for MSDN and Google for half an hour and seems all I could get are MFC based.

Any non-MFC and non-ATL (pure C++) sample?


thanks in advance,
George

[CornedBee]

I would suspect that it's too tiresome for people to do that.

Implementing the dual interface approach looks like this:
1) Implement the proper interfaces.
2) Implement IDispatch:
2.1) Build a table of the methods and their method IDs.
2.2) Have GetIDsOfNames look up info from this table and return it.
2.3) Have Invoke unpack the arguments and pass them to the appropriate real method.

As you see, the entire step 2 is mind-numbingly boring and always the same. That's why it's better to let a wizard do it.

[George2]

Thanks CornedBee,


I have a further question, sometimes I notice that the component actually implements the dual interface, but in the IDL file, "dual" property is not added to the interface property.

1. Is it good practice?

2. What is the purpose of doing so? Force user to use IDispatch other than efficient vtable?

3. Could we use vtable even if dual property is not added to interface? For example, using QueryInterface to get some interface IIX other than IDispatch and IUnknown? Then invokes the functions in interface IIX through vtable?


regards,
George

I would suspect that it's too tiresome for people to do that.

Implementing the dual interface approach looks like this:
1) Implement the proper interfaces.
2) Implement IDispatch:
2.1) Build a table of the methods and their method IDs.
2.2) Have GetIDsOfNames look up info from this table and return it.
2.3) Have Invoke unpack the arguments and pass them to the appropriate real method.

As you see, the entire step 2 is mind-numbingly boring and always the same. That's why it's better to let a wizard do it.

[CornedBee]

I have no idea.

[George2]

Good answer, CornedBee. :-)


Let us see other people's comments.

I have no idea.

regards,
George