[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]
The IDispatch interface implements Automation, which makes it easier for interpretive and macro languages to access COM components.
This interface and its methods are fully documented in the COM documentation in the Microsoft® Platform SDK and are only partially documented here for quick reference.
| IUnknown Methods | Description |
|---|---|
| QueryInterface | Returns pointers to supported interfaces. |
| AddRef | Increments the reference count. |
| Release | Decrements the reference count. |
| IDispatch Methods | Description |
|---|---|
| GetTypeInfoCount | Retrieves the number of type information interfaces. |
| GetTypeInfo | Retrieves the type information for an object. |
| GetIDsOfNames | Maps a single member and an optional set of argument names to a corresponding set of integer DISPIDs. |
| Invoke | Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. |