static void LateBindtoComponent()
{
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Create an ATLDllCOMServer.SimpleObject COM object.
//
// Get type from ProgID
Type simpleObjType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID(
"ATLDllCOMServer.SimpleObject");
// [-or-] Get type from CLSID
//Type simpleObjType = Type.GetTypeFromCLSID(
// new Guid("7AD9E1C6-E804-43C2-9383-1C8F35283081"));
if (simpleObjType == null)
{
Console.WriteLine("The ATLDllCOMServerLib.SimpleObject " +
"component is not registered");
return;
}
object simpleObj = Activator.CreateInstance(simpleObjType);
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Consume the properties and the methods of the COM object.
//
try
{
// Set the property: FloatProperty
{
Console.WriteLine("Set FloatProperty = {0,0:f2}", 1.2f);
simpleObjType.InvokeMember("FloatProperty",
BindingFlags.SetProperty, null, simpleObj,
new object[] { 1.2f });
}
// Get the property: FloatProperty
{
float fProp = (float)simpleObjType.InvokeMember(
"FloatProperty", BindingFlags.GetProperty, null,
simpleObj, null);
Console.WriteLine("Get FloatProperty = {0,0:f2}", fProp);
}
// Call the method: HelloWorld, that returns a string.
{
string strResult = simpleObjType.InvokeMember("HelloWorld",
BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, simpleObj, null)
as string;
Console.WriteLine("Call HelloWorld => {0}", strResult);
}
// Call the method: GetProcessThreadID, that outputs two integers.
{
Console.WriteLine("The client process and thread: {0}, {1}",
NativeMethod.GetCurrentProcessId(),
NativeMethod.GetCurrentThreadId());
// Parameter modifiers indicate that both parameters are
// output parameters.
ParameterModifier[] paramMods = new ParameterModifier[1];
paramMods[0] = new ParameterModifier(2);
paramMods[0][0] = true; // [out] parameter
paramMods[0][1] = true; // [out] parameter
object[] args = new object[2];
// Must initialize the array element. Otherwise, InvokeMember
// throws the "Type mismatch" exception.
args[0] = new int();
args[1] = new int();
simpleObjType.InvokeMember("GetProcessThreadID",
BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, simpleObj, args,
paramMods, null, null);
Console.WriteLine("Call GetProcessThreadID => {0}, {1}",
args[0], args[1]);
}
Console.WriteLine();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("The server throws the error: {0}", ex.Message);
if (ex.InnerException != null)
{
Console.WriteLine("Description: {0}", ex.InnerException.Message);
}
}
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Release the COM object.
// It is strongly recommended against using ReleaseComObject to
// manually release an RCW object that represents a COM component
// unless you absolutely have to. We should generally let CLR release
// the COM object in the garbage collector.
// Ref: http://blogs.msdn.com/yvesdolc/archive/2004/04/17/115379.aspx
//
Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(simpleObj);
}
/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
static void EarlyBindtoComponent()
{
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Create an ATLDllCOMServer.SimpleObject COM object.
//
ATLDllCOMServerLib.SimpleObject simpleObj =
new ATLDllCOMServerLib.SimpleObject();
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Register the events of the COM object.
//
simpleObj.FloatPropertyChanging += new ATLDllCOMServerLib.
_ISimpleObjectEvents_FloatPropertyChangingEventHandler(
simpleObj_FloatPropertyChanging);
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Consume the properties and the methods of the COM object.
//
try
{
// Set the property: FloatProperty, which raises the event
// FloatPropertyChanging.
{
Console.WriteLine("Set FloatProperty = {0,0:f2}", 1.2f);
simpleObj.FloatProperty = 1.2f;
}
// Get the property: FloatProperty.
{
Console.WriteLine("Get FloatProperty = {0,0:f2}",
simpleObj.FloatProperty);
}
// Call the method: HelloWorld, that returns a string.
{
string strResult = simpleObj.HelloWorld();
Console.WriteLine("Call HelloWorld => {0}", strResult);
}
// Call the method: GetProcessThreadID, that outputs two integers.
{
Console.WriteLine("The client process and thread: {0}, {1}",
NativeMethod.GetCurrentProcessId(),
NativeMethod.GetCurrentThreadId());
int processId, threadId;
simpleObj.GetProcessThreadID(out processId, out threadId);
Console.WriteLine("Call GetProcessThreadID => {0}, {1}",
processId, threadId);
}
Console.WriteLine();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("The server throws the error: {0}", ex.Message);
if (ex.InnerException != null)
{
Console.WriteLine("Description: {0}", ex.InnerException.Message);
}
}
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Release the COM object.
// It is strongly recommended against using ReleaseComObject to
// manually release an RCW object that represents a COM component
// unless you absolutely have to. We should generally let CLR release
// the COM object in the garbage collector.
// Ref: http://blogs.msdn.com/yvesdolc/archive/2004/04/17/115379.aspx
//
Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(simpleObj);
}