CComBSTR::operator &

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Returns the address of the BSTR stored in the m_str member.

BSTR* operator &( ) throw( );

Remarks

CComBstr operator & has a special assertion associated with it to help identify memory leaks. The program will assert when the m_str member is initialized. This assertion was created to identify situations where a programmer uses the & operator to assign a new value to m_str member without freeing the first allocation of m_str. If m_str equals NULL, the program assumes that m_str wasn't allocated yet. In this case, the program will not assert.

This assertion is not enabled by default. Define ATL_CCOMBSTR_ADDRESS_OF_ASSERT to enable this assertion.

Example

#define ATL_NO_CCOMBSTR_ADDRESS_OF_ASSERT

void MyInitFunction(BSTR* pbstr)
{
   ::SysReAllocString(pbstr, OLESTR("Hello World"));
   return;
}

CComBSTR bstrStr ;
// bstrStr is not initialized so this call will not assert.
MyInitFunction(&bstrStr); 

CComBSTR bstrStr2(OLESTR("Hello World"));
// bstrStr2 is initialized so this call will assert.
::SysReAllocString(&bstrStr2, OLESTR("Bye"));

Requirements

Header: atlbase.h

See Also

Reference

CComBSTR Class