IMAPITable::SeekRowApprox

The IMAPITable::SeekRowApprox method moves the cursor to an approximate fractional position in the table.

Quick Info

See IMAPITable : IUnknown.

HRESULT SeekRowApprox(
  ULONG ulNumerator,   
  ULONG ulDenominator  
);
 

Parameters

ulNumerator

[in] Pointer to the numerator of the fraction representing the table position. If the ulNumerator parameter is zero, the cursor is positioned at the beginning of the table regardless of the denominator value. If ulNumerator is equal to the ulDenominator parameter, the cursor is positioned after the last table row.

ulDenominator

[in] Pointer to the denominator of the fraction representing the table position. The ulDenominator parameter cannot be zero.

Return Values

S_OK

The seek operation was successful.

MAPI_E_BUSY

Another operation is in progress that prevents the row seeking operation from starting. Either the operation in progress should be allowed to complete or it should be stopped.

Remarks

The cursor position in a table after a call to the IMAPITable::SeekRowApprox method is heuristically the fraction and might not be exact. For example, certain providers might implement a table on top of a binary tree, treating the table's halfway point as the top of the tree for performance reasons. If the tree is not balanced, then the halfway point used might not be exactly halfway through the table.

Notes to Callers

Call SeekRowApprox to provide the data for a scroll bar implementation. For example, if the user positions the scroll box 2/3 down the scroll bar, you can model that action by calling SeekRowApprox and passing in an equivalent fractional value using ulNumerator and ulDenominator. The SeekRowApprox search is always absolute from the beginning of the table. To move to the end of the table, the values in ulNumerator and ulDenominator must be the same.

Use whatever number scheme is appropriate. That is, to seek to a position halfway through the table, you can specify 1/2, 10/20, or 50/100.