QueryInterface
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK Update (October 2004)

IUnknown::QueryInterface Method


Determines whether the object supports a particular Component Object Model (COM) interface. If it does, the system increases the object's reference count, and the application can use that interface immediately.

Syntax

HRESULT QueryInterface(      

    REFIID riid,     LPVOID *ppvObj );

Parameters

riid
Reference identifier of the interface being requested.
ppvObj
Address of a pointer to fill with the interface pointer if the query succeeds.

Return Value

If the method succeeds, the return value is S_OK.

If the method fails, the return value may be E_NOINTERFACE. Some components also have their own definitions of these error values in their header files.



Remarks

If the application does not need to use the interface retrieved by a call to this method, it must call the IUnknown::Release method for that interface to free it. The IUnknown::QueryInterface method makes it possible to extend objects without interfering with functionality.



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