IOleObject::GetMoniker

Retrieves an embedded object's moniker, which the caller can use to link to the object.

HRESULT GetMoniker(
  DWORD dwAssign,  //Specifies how moniker is assigned to object
  DWORD dwWhichMoniker,
                   //Specifies which moniker is assigned
  IMoniker **ppmk  //Address of output variable that receives the 
                   // IMoniker interface pointer
);

Parameters

dwAssign

[in] Determines how the moniker is assigned to the object. Depending on the value of dwAssign, IOleObject::GetMoniker does one of the following:

Obtains a moniker only if one has already been assigned,
Forces assignment of a moniker, if necessary, in order to satisfy the call, or
Obtains a temporary moniker.

Values for dwAssign are specified in the enumeration OLEGETMONIKER.

Note You cannot pass OLEGETMONIKER_UNASSIGN when calling IOleObject::GetMoniker. This value is valid only when calling IOleClientSite::GetMoniker.

dwWhichMoniker

[in] Specifies the form of the moniker being requested. Valid values are taken from the enumeration OLEWHICHMK.

ppmk

[out] Address of IMoniker* pointer variable that receives the interface pointer to the object's moniker. If an error occurs, *ppmk must be set to NULL. Each time an object receives a call to GetMoniker, it must increase the reference count on *ppmk. It is the caller's responsibility to call Release when it is done with *ppmk.

Remarks

The IOleObject::GetMoniker method returns an object's moniker. Like IOleObject::SetMoniker, this method is important only in the context of managing links to embedded objects and even in that case is optional. A potential link client that requires an object's moniker to bind to the object can call this method to obtain that moniker. The default implementation of IOleObject::GetMoniker calls the IOleClientSite::GetMoniker, returning E_UNEXPECTED if the object is not running or does not have a valid pointer to a client site.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Use version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Use Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in oleidl.h.