Re: Problem with VB -> C++ interface pointer
"spforeman" <google@sforeman.com> wrote in message
news:1164622183.990036.71710@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com
STDMETHODIMP CFoo::ProcessSpot(ISpot *pAnalysisSpot)
{
AFX_MANAGE_STATE(AfxGetStaticModuleState());
CComObject<CSpot> *pSpot = 0;
hr = pAnalysisSpot->QueryInterface(IID_ISpot, (void **)&pSpot)
What exactly is that supposed to achieve? You query for IID_ISpot, you
get back ISpot* pointer, not CComObject<CSpot>. The net effect of this
call is the same as a simple cast:
CComObject<CSpot> *pSpot =
reinterpret_cast<CComObject<CSpot> *>(pAnalysisSpot);
Do you see now why it won't work?
When I trace through the code I can step into the code where VB sets x
and y to be -1, but when ProcessSpot is stepped into and
QueryInterface is called pSpot has garbage in the x and y values.
pSpot pointer itself is garbage.
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