[UWP][C++/WinRT] Please advise how to code without error for ReadAsync.

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Roongroj asked Apr 1, '21 Roongroj action Apr 1, '21

[UWP][C++/WinRT] Please advise how to code without error for ReadAsync.

I'm trying to find StorageFile's OpenAsync, ReadAsync for C++/WinRT very difficult. ( and tried testing with C # in UWP, it passed no problem. I originally developed with C ++ MFC. )

Windows::Foundation::IAsyncAction MainPage::FilePickerAsync()
{
auto picker = FileOpenPicker();

 picker.ViewMode( PickerViewMode::List ); 

 picker.FileTypeFilter().Append( L".cpp" ); 

 StorageFile file = co_await picker.PickSingleFileAsync(); 

 try 
 { 
         IRandomAccessStream stream = co_await file.OpenAsync( FileAccessMode::Read ); 

         uint64_t size64 = stream.Size();                                        // <= Error 

         uint32_t size32 = static_cast< uint32_t >( size64 );  

         auto buffer = Buffer( size32 ); 

         co_await stream.ReadAsync( buffer, size32, InputStreamOptions::None );  // <= Error 

         stream.Close();  
 } 
 catch ( const hresult_error &ex ) 
 { 
 }

}

Visual C++ 2019

Error C3779 'winrt::impl::consume_Windows_Storage_Streams_IRandomAccessStream <<winrt::Windows::Storage::Streams::IRandomAccessStream>>::Size': a function that returns 'auto' cannot be used before it is defined

Error C3779 'winrt::impl::consume_Windows_Storage_Streams_IInputStream<< D >>::ReadAsync': a function that returns 'auto' cannot be used before it is defined

windows-uwp c++

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Answer 1 · 2021-04-02T03:06:29.953Z

NicoZhu-MSFT answered Apr 2, '21 NicoZhu-MSFT commented Apr 2, '21

Hello, Welcome to Micorosoft Q&A,

a function that returns 'auto' cannot be used before it is defined

Derive from Raymond Chen's blog,

The problem is that you are missing the header file for the interface you are using. In this case, we are using Windows.Foundation.Collections.IIterable, so we need to include

 #include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.Collections.h>

And the key point is that the forward-declared methods are declared as returning auto with no trailing return type and no body. This means “I want the compiler to deduce the return type (but I’m not giving any clues yet).” If you try to call the method before the method has been implemented, then the compiler reports an error because it doesn’t yet have the necessary information to determine the return type.

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Roongroj · Apr 02, 2021 at 04:02 AM

Thank you. #include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.Collections.h> is default of new project, and I add using namespace Windows::Foundation::Collections; but same error as before.

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NicoZhu-MSFT Roongroj · Apr 02, 2021 at 05:47 AM

You need all the specific head file then add the namespace.

pch file

   include <winrt/Windows.Storage.Pickers.h>
   include <winrt/Windows.Storage.Streams.h>

MainPage namespace

 using namespace Windows::Storage::Pickers;
 using namespace Windows::Storage::Streams;
 using namespace Windows::Storage;

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Roongroj NicoZhu-MSFT · Apr 02, 2021 at 09:18 AM

It's complete, Thank you very much.

include <winrt/Windows.Storage.Streams.h> // I don't add.

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