SafeArrayGetLBound

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This function retrieves the lower bound for any dimension of a safearray.

Syntax

HRESULT SafeArrayGetLBound(
  SAFEARRAY FAR* psa, 
  unsigned int nDim, 
  long FAR* plLbound 
);

Parameters

  • nDim
    [in] Specifies the array dimension to get the lower bound for.
  • plLbound
    [out] Pointer to the location to return the lower bound.

Return Value

Returns the HRESULT values shown in the following table.

Value Description

S_OK

Success.

DISP_E_BADINDEX

The specified index is out of bounds.

E_INVALIDARG

An argument is invalid.

Remarks

Passing invalid (and under some circumstances NULL) pointers to this function causes an unexpected termination of the application.

Example

HRESULT
CEnumPoint::Create(SAFEARRAY FAR* psa, CEnumPoint FAR* FAR* ppenum)
{
  long lBound;
  HRESULT hresult;
  CEnumPoint FAR* penum;
  // Verify that the SafeArray is the proper shape.
  HRESULT = SafeArrayGetLBound(psa, 1, &lBound);
  if(FAILED(hresult))
    return hresult;
  // Code omitted here for brevity.
}

Requirements

Header oleauto.h
Library oleaut32.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 2.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

Automation Functions
SafeArrayCreate