IInitializeWithStream::Initialize method (propsys.h)

Initializes a handler with a stream.

Syntax

HRESULT Initialize(
  [in] IStream *pstream,
  [in] DWORD   grfMode
);

Parameters

[in] pstream

Type: IStream*

A pointer to an IStream interface that represents the stream source.

[in] grfMode

Type: DWORD

One of the following STGM values that indicates the access mode for pstream.

STGM_READ

The stream indicated by pstream is read-only.

STGM_READWRITE

The stream indicated by pstream is read/write accessible.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

This method is preferred to Initialize due to its ability to use streams that are not accessible through a Win32 path, such as the contents of a compressed file with a .zip file name extension.

The stream pointed to by pstream must remain open for the lifetime of the handler or until IPropertyStore::Commit is called.

When first opened, the source stream reference points to the beginning of the stream. The handler can seek and read from the stream at any time. A handler can be implemented to read all properties from the stream during Initialize or it can wait until the calling process attempts to enumerate or read properties before fetching them from the stream.

A handler instance should be initialized only once in its lifetime. Attempts by the caller to reinitialize the handler should result in the error HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_ALREADY_INITIALIZED).

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	propsys.h