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IFunctionDiscoveryProviderFactory::CreateFunctionInstanceCollection method (functiondiscoveryprovider.h)

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[Function Discovery is available for use in the operating systems specified in the Requirements section. It may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions.]

Creates a function instance collection.

Syntax

HRESULT CreateFunctionInstanceCollection(
  [out] IFunctionInstanceCollection **ppIFunctionInstanceCollection
);

Parameters

[out] ppIFunctionInstanceCollection

A pointer to an IFunctionInstanceCollection interface pointer.

Return value

This method can return one of these values.

Possible return values include, but are not limited to, the following.

Return code Description
S_OK
 The method completed successfully.
E_INVALIDARG
 The value of ppIFunctionInstanceCollection is invalid.
E_OUTOFMEMORY
 The method is unable to allocate the memory required to perform this operation.

Remarks

Providers that return results synchronously through the ppIFunctionInstanceCollection parameter of the IFunctionDiscoveryProvider::Query method can use this to create a collection to return the results with.

Client programmers can create and use the Function Discovery instance collection object, as it can also be created using CoCreateInstance.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header functiondiscoveryprovider.h

See also

IFunctionDiscoveryProviderFactory