SafeArrayAllocData

This function allocates memory for a safearray, based on a descriptor created with SafeArrayAllocDescriptor.

HRESULT SafeArrayAllocData(
  SAFEARRAY FAR* psa 
); 

Parameters

  • psa
    [in] Pointer to an array descriptor created by SafeArrayAllocDescriptor.

Return Values

The following table shows the HRESULT values that can be returned by this function.

Value Description
S_OK Success.
E_INVALIDARG The psa parameter was not a valid safearray descriptor.
E_UNEXPECTED The array could not be locked.

Remarks

Passing invalid (and under some circumstances NULL) pointers to this function causes an unexpected termination of the application.

Example

The following code example creates a safearray using the SafeArrayAllocDescriptor and SafeArrayAllocData functions.

SAFEARRAY FAR* FAR*ppsa;
unsigned int ndim = 2;
HRESULT HRESULT = SafeArrayAllocDescriptor(ndim, ppsa);
if( FAILED(hresult))
  return ERR_OutOfMemory;
(*ppsa)->rgsabound[ 0 ].lLbound = 0;
(*ppsa)->rgsabound[ 0 ].cElements = 5;
(*ppsa)->rgsabound[ 1 ].lLbound = 1;
(*ppsa)->rgsabound[ 1 ].cElements = 4;
HRESULT = SafeArrayAllocData(*ppsa);
if( FAILED(hresult)) {
  SafeArrayDestroyDescriptor(*ppsa)
  return ERR_OutOfMemory;
}

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 2.0 and later.
Header: Oleauto.h.
Link Library: Oleaut32.lib.

See Also

SafeArrayDestroyData | SafeArrayDestroyDescriptor

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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