CoCreateInstance method Archives

COM – Creating a COM Component using C++ – IClassFactory implementation

By venkatPosted on April 17, 2014Posted in C++, COM, Visual C++

CoCreateInstance depends on IClassFactory to create class instances. We have looked into IClassFactory‘s methods and we have implemented these methods in our previous article. Let’s include IClassFactory‘s implementation into our HelloComponent. We already have HelloComponent‘s declaration in the “HelloComponent.h” file and its implementation in the “HelloComponent.cpp” file. In the same way, we will add the IClassFactory […]

COM – Creating a COM Component using C++ – IClassFactory

By venkatPosted on April 14, 2014Posted in C++, COM, Visual C++

In our previous article, we have identified that CoCreateFunction is requesting an instance of IClassFactory. Why CoCreateInstance is requesting an instance of IClassFactory? One of the goals of the COM is to locate the objects easily without worrying about where they are located and where they are housed; whether they are housed in in-process, local, or remote. in-process means, the […]