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| Install | acdkx::com::ComObject man | acdkx::com::AcdkObject | Type mappings |

How the types and interfaces of the COM word will be transated into the ACDK world.

Content of this chapter:      Basic Types      Strings      Object types      Exceptions    Enhanced DMI functions      Overloading      Named Parameters      OUT      BYVAL

 Basic Types

Basic types will be passed with a COM VARIANT in the best fitting type.

 Strings

COM BSTR will be converted tino acdk::lang::Strings and vice versa.

 Object types

COM Objects (IDispatch*) will be wrapped with a  acdkx::com::ComObject and vice versa.
ACDK Objects will be wrapped into  IAcdkObject ("Acdk.Object") and vice versa.

 Exceptions

Exceptions are not supported by COM. In the Interface an Error information for the COM side will be generated.

 Enhanced DMI functions

 Overloading

COM doesn't support overloading.
ACDK supports alternative names for ambigious names.
You can use the  Attribute MethodAltNameAttribute to set the alternative unique method name.


Default values for parameters AcdkObject supports default values for parameters.

 Named Parameters

Not supported.

 OUT

OUT-Parameters are supported in both ways with all supported types.

 BYVAL

Not supported yet.