ITypeInfo interface (oaidl.h)
This section describes ITypeInfo, an interface typically used for reading information about objects. For example, an object browser tool can use ITypeInfo to extract information about the characteristics and capabilities of objects from type libraries.
Inheritance
The ITypeInfo interface inherits from the IUnknown interface. ITypeInfo also has these types of members:
Methods
The ITypeInfo interface has these methods.
| ITypeInfo::AddressOfMember Retrieves the addresses of static functions or variables, such as those defined in a DLL. |
| ITypeInfo::CreateInstance Creates a new instance of a type that describes a component object class (coclass). |
| ITypeInfo::GetContainingTypeLib Retrieves the containing type library and the index of the type description within that type library. |
| ITypeInfo::GetDllEntry Retrieves a description or specification of an entry point for a function in a DLL. |
| ITypeInfo::GetDocumentation Retrieves the documentation string, the complete Help file name and path, and the context ID for the Help topic for a specified type description. |
| ITypeInfo::GetFuncDesc Retrieves the FUNCDESC structure that contains information about a specified function. |
| ITypeInfo::GetIDsOfNames Maps between member names and member IDs, and parameter names and parameter IDs. |
| ITypeInfo::GetImplTypeFlags Retrieves the IMPLTYPEFLAGS enumeration for one implemented interface or base interface in a type description. |
| ITypeInfo::GetMops Retrieves marshaling information. |
| ITypeInfo::GetNames Retrieves the variable with the specified member ID or the name of the property or method and the parameters that correspond to the specified function ID. |
| ITypeInfo::GetRefTypeInfo If a type description references other type descriptions, it retrieves the referenced type descriptions. |
| ITypeInfo::GetRefTypeOfImplType If a type description describes a COM class, it retrieves the type description of the implemented interface types. |
| ITypeInfo::GetTypeAttr Retrieves a TYPEATTR structure that contains the attributes of the type description. |
| ITypeInfo::GetTypeComp Retrieves the ITypeComp interface for the type description, which enables a client compiler to bind to the type description's members. |
| ITypeInfo::GetVarDesc Retrieves a VARDESC structure that describes the specified variable. |
| ITypeInfo::Invoke Invokes a method, or accesses a property of an object, that implements the interface described by the type description. |
| ITypeInfo::ReleaseFuncDesc Releases a FUNCDESC previously returned by ITypeInfo::GetFuncDesc. |
| ITypeInfo::ReleaseTypeAttr Releases a TYPEATTR previously returned by ITypeInfo::GetTypeAttr. |
| ITypeInfo::ReleaseVarDesc Releases a VARDESC previously returned by ITypeInfo::GetVarDesc. |
Remarks
Type information interfaces are intended to describe the parts of the application that can be called by outside clients, rather than those that might be used internally to build an application.
The ITypeInfo interface provides access to the following:
- The set of function descriptions associated with the type. For interfaces, this contains the set of member functions in the interface.
- The set of data member descriptions associated with the type. For structures, this contains the set of fields of the type.
- The general attributes of the type, such as whether it describes a structure, an interface, and so on.
An instance of ITypeInfo provides various information about the type of an object, and is used in different ways. A compiler can use an ITypeInfo to compile references to members of the type. A type interface browser can use it to find information about each member of the type. An IDispatch implementer can use it to provide automatic delegation of IDispatch calls to an interface.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | oaidl.h |