IPersistStreamInit:IPersist (Windows CE 5.0)

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This interface is defined as a replacement for IPersistStream to add an initialization method, InitNew.

This interface is not derived from IPersistStream; it is mutually exclusive with IPersistStream.

An object chooses to support only one of the two interfaces, based on whether it requires the InitNew method. Otherwise, the signatures and semantics of the other methods are the same as the corresponding methods of IPersistStream, except as described below.

When to Implement

Implement this interface on any object that needs to support initialized stream-based persistence, regardless of whatever else the object does. The presence of the InitNew method requires some changes to other methods that are common to IPersistStream, as noted in the method descriptions.

When to Use

Use this interface to initialize a stream-based object and to save that object to a stream.

Methods in Vtable Order

IUnknown method Description
QueryInterface Returns pointers to supported interfaces.
AddRef Increments the reference count.
Release Decrements the reference count.
IPersist method Description
GetClassID Returns the class identifier (CLSID) for the component object.
IPersistStreamInit method Description
IsDirty Checks the object for changes since it was last saved.
Load Initializes an object from the stream where it was previously saved.
Save Saves an object into the specified stream and indicates whether the object should reset its dirty flag.
GetSizeMax Return the size in bytes of the stream needed to save the object.
InitNew Initializes an object to a default state.

Remarks

To determine whether the platform supports this interface, see Determining Supported COM APIs.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 3.0 and later.
Header: Ocidl.h, Ocidl.idl.
Link Library: Ole32.lib, Uuid.lib.

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