IDebugPointerObject::Dereference

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Gets the object pointed to.

Syntax

HRESULT DeReference( 
   DWORD          dwIndex,
   IDebugObject** ppObject
);

int Dereference(
   uint             dwIndex,
   out IDebugObject ppObject
);

Parameters

dwIndex
[in] A simple byte offset from the beginning of the object pointed to.

ppObject
[out] Returns an IDebugObject object representing the object pointed to, plus offset, if any.

Return Value

If successful, returns S_OK; otherwise, returns an error code. Returns E_FAIL if this object does not point to another object.

Remarks

The object pointed to can be a primitive or a more complex type such as a class or structure.

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