ITypeLib::GetDocumentation

HRESULT GetDocumentation( 
  int  index,                          
  BSTR FAR*  pBstrName,                
  BSTR FAR*  pBstrDocString,           
  unsigned long FAR*  pdwHelpContext,  
  BSTR FAR*  pBstrHelpFile             
);
 

Retrieves the library's documentation string, the complete Help file name and path, and the context identifier for the library Help topic in the Help file.

Parameters

index
Index of the type description whose documentation is to be returned. I If index is–1, then the documentation for the library itself is returned.
pBstrName
Returns a BSTR that contains the name of the specified item. If the caller does not need the item name, then pBstrName can be Null.
pBstrDocString
Returns a BSTR that contains the documentation string for the specified item. If the caller does not need the documentation string, then pBstrDocString can be Null.
pdwHelpContext
Returns the Help context identifier (ID) associated with the specified item. If the caller does not need the Help context ID, then pdwHelpContext can be Null.
pBstrHelpFile
Returns a BSTR that contains the fully qualified name of the Help file. If the caller does not need the Help file name, then pBstrHelpFile can be Null.

Return Value

The return value obtained from the returned HRESULT is one of the following:

Return value Meaning
S_OK Success.
STG_E_INSUFFICIENTMEMORY Out of memory.
E_INVALIDARG One or more of the arguments is invalid.
TYPE_E_IOERROR The function could not write to the file.
TYPE_E_INVDATAREAD The function could not read from the file.
TYPE_E_UNSUPFORMAT The type library has an older format.
TYPE_E_INVALIDSTATE The type library could not be opened.
TYPE_E_ELEMENTNOTFOUND The element was not found.

Comments

The caller should free the BSTR parameters pBstrName, pBstrDocString, and pBstrHelpFile.

Example

for (i = 0; i < utypeinfoCount; i++)
{
    CHECKRESULT(ptlib->GetDocumentation(i, &bstrName, NULL, NULL, NULL));
.
.
.
    SysFreeString(bstrName);
}