Foreword by Charlie Kindel.
Foreword by Grady Booch.
Preface.
1. COM as a Better C++.
Software Distribution and C++. Dynamic Linking and C++. C++ and
Portability. Encapsulation and C++. Separating Interface from
Implementation. Abstract Bases as Binary Interfaces. Runtime
Polymorphism. Object Extensibility. Resource Management. Where Are
We?
2. Interfaces.
Interfaces and Implementations Revisited. IDL. Methods and Results.
Interfaces and IDL. Iunknown. Resource Management and Iunknown.
Type Coercion and Iunknown. Implementing Iunknown. Using COM
Interface Pointers. Optimizing QueryInterface. Data Types.
Attributes and Properties. Exceptions. Where Are We?
3. Classes.
Interface and Implementation. Class Objects. Activation. Using the
SCM. Classes and Servers. Generalizations. Optimizations. Interface
and Implementation Again. Monikers and Composition. Monikers and
Persistence. Server Lifetime. Classes and IDL. Class Emulation.
Competent Categories. Where Are We?
4. Objects.
IUnknown Revisited. QueryInterface Is Symmetric. QueryInterface Is
Transitive. QueryInterface Is Reflexive. Objects Have Static Type.
QueryInterface and Iunknown. Uniqueness and Identity. Multiple
Interfaces and Method Names. Dynamic Composition. Binary
Composition. Containment. Where Are We?
5. Apartments.
Interface and Implementation Revisited. Objects, Interfaces, and
Apartments. Cross-Apartment Access. In-Process Marshaling Helpers.
Standard Marshaling Architecture. Lifecycle Managing and
Marshaling. Custom Marshaling. The Free Threaded Marshaler. Where
Are We?
6. Applications.
In-Process Activation Pitfalls. Activation and the SCM. Server
Lifetime Revisited. Application Ids. COM and Security. Programmatic
Security. Access Control. Token Management. Where Are We?
7. Miscellanea.
Pointer Basics. Pointers and Memory. Arrays. Flow Control. Dynamic
versus Static Invocation. Bidirectional Interface Contracts.
Aliasing in IDL. Asynchronous Methods. Where Are We?
Appendix A. The Evolution of Objects.
Appendix B. Selected Code Fragments.
Index. 0201634465T04062001
Don Box is a leading educator, recognized authority on the Component Object Model (COM), coauthor of the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) specification, and coiner of the term "COM is Love." He recently joined Microsoft as an architect in the MicrosoftA (R) .NET Developer and Platform Evangelism Group. Earlier in his career, Box cofounded DevelopMentor Inc., a component software think tank aimed at educating developers on the use of the COM, Java, and XML. A popular public speaker, Box is known for engaging audiences around the world, combining deep technical insight with often outrageous stunts. 0201634465AB06132002
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