Trait windows_core::ComInterface

pub unsafe trait ComInterface: Interface + Clone {
    const IID: GUID;

    // Provided methods
    fn as_unknown(&self) -> &IUnknown { ... }
    fn cast<T: ComInterface>(&self) -> Result<T> { ... }
    fn downgrade(&self) -> Result<Weak<Self>> { ... }
}

Expand description

Provides low-level access to a COM interface.

This trait is automatically implemented by the generated bindings and should not be implemented manually.

Safety

It is only safe to implement this trait if the implementing type is a valid COM interface pointer meaning the following criteria are met:

its in-memory representation is equal to NonNull<NonNull<Self::VTable>>
the vtable is correctly structured beginning with the IUnknown function pointers
the vtable must be the correct vtable for the supplied IID

Required Associated Constants§

const IID: GUID

A unique identifier representing this interface.

Provided Methods§

fn as_unknown(&self) -> &IUnknown

fn cast<T: ComInterface>(&self) -> Result<T>

Attempts to cast the current interface to another interface using QueryInterface.

The name cast is preferred to query because there is a WinRT method named query but not one named cast.

fn downgrade(&self) -> Result<Weak<Self>>

Attempts to create a Weak reference to this object.

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