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SafeArrayAllocDescriptorEx(3w)

NAME

SafeArrayAllocDescriptorEx (OLEAUT32.41)

SYNOPSIS

HRESULT SafeArrayAllocDescriptorEx
(
VARTYPE vt,
UINT cDims,
SAFEARRAY** ppsaOut
)

DESCRIPTION

Allocate and initialise a descriptor for a SafeArray of a given type.

PARAMS

vt [In] The type of items to store in the array.

cDims [In] Number of dimensions of the array.

ppsaOut [Out] Destination for new descriptor.

RETURNS

Success: S_OK. ppsaOut is filled with a newly allocated descriptor.

Failure: An HRESULT error code indicating the error.

NOTES

- This function does not check that vt is an allowed VARTYPE.

- Unlike SafeArrayAllocDescriptor(3w), vt is associated with the array. See SafeArray(3w).

IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in "oleauto.h".

Implemented in "dlls/oleaut32/safearray.c".

Debug channel "variant".

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