IOleClientSite::ShowObject method (oleidl.h)

Asks a container to display its object to the user. This method ensures that the container itself is visible and not minimized.

Syntax

HRESULT ShowObject();

Return value

This method returns S_OK on success. Other possible return values include the following.

Return code	Description
OLE_E_NOT_SUPPORTED	Client site is in an OLE 1 container.

Remarks

After a link client binds to a link source, it commonly calls IOleObject::DoVerb on the link source, usually requesting the source to perform some action requiring that it display itself to the user. As part of its implementation of IOleObject::DoVerb, the link source can call ShowObject, which forces the client to show the link source as best it can. If the link source's container is itself an embedded object, it will recursively invoke ShowObject on its own container.

Having called the ShowObject method, a link source has no guarantee of being appropriately displayed because its container may not be able to do so at the time of the call. The ShowObject method does not guarantee visibility, only that the container will do the best it can.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	oleidl.h

See also

IOleClientSite

IOleObject::DoVerb