Non-default constructors for COM objects

Question

How do you define a non-default constructor for a COM object in Visual C++?

Is such a thing even possible?

Or do you have to construct a default object and use an init(params) method to configure it?

Hans Passant · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-15 16:03:39Z

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COM coclasses implemented in C++ cannot have a constructor that takes an argument. The CoCreateObject() function, the primary way to create an instance of a coclass, doesn't have any way to pass arguments. Same with IClassFactory::CreateInstance(), the underlying method.

So yes, not possible, you'll need an Initialize() method. And the code to verify that it was called, E_UNEXPECTED with a decent IErrorInfo message is boilerplate.

answered Dec 15, 2011 at 16:03

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