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".