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It is not included in the main Qt API. +<p> + +The QAxFactory class defines a factory for the creation of COM components. + +<p> + +<!-- index QAXFACTORY_DEFAULT --><a name="QAXFACTORY_DEFAULT"></a><!-- index QAXFACTORY_EXPORT --><a name="QAXFACTORY_EXPORT"></a><!-- index QAXFACTORY_BEGIN --><a name="QAXFACTORY_BEGIN"></a><!-- index QAXFACTORY_END --><a name="QAXFACTORY_END"></a><!-- index QAXCLASS --><a name="QAXCLASS"></a> +<p> Implement this factory once in your ActiveX server to provide +information about the components the server can create. If your +server supports just a single ActiveX control, you can use the +default factory implementation instead of implementing the factory +yourself. Use the <a href="qaxfactory.html#QAXFACTORY_DEFAULT">QAXFACTORY_DEFAULT</a> macro in any +implementation file (e.g. main.cpp) to instantiate and export the +default factory: +<p> <pre> + #include <<a href="qapplication-h.html">qapplication.h</a>> + #include <<a href="qaxfactory-h.html">qaxfactory.h</a>> + + #include "theactivex.h" + + QAXFACTORY_DEFAULT( + TheActiveX, // widget class + "{01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF}", // class ID + "{01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF}", // interface ID + "{01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF}", // event interface ID + "{01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF}", // type library ID + "{01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF}" // application ID + ) + </pre> + +<p> If you implement your own factory reimplement the pure virtual +functions, provide the unique identifiers for the ActiveX +controls, and use the <a href="qaxfactory.html#QAXFACTORY_EXPORT">QAXFACTORY_EXPORT</a> macro to instantiate +and export it: +<p> <pre> + QStringList ActiveQtFactory::featureList() const + { + <a href="qstringlist.html">QStringList</a> list; + list << "ActiveX1"; + list << "ActiveX2"; + ... + return list; + } + + QWidget *ActiveQtFactory::create( const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> &key, QWidget *parent, const char *name ) + { + if ( key == "ActiveX1" ) + return new ActiveX1( parent, name ); + if ( key == "ActiveX2" ) + return new ActiveX2( parent, name ); + ... + return 0; + } + + QUuid ActiveQtFactory::classID( const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> &key ) const + { + if ( key == "ActiveX1" ) + return "{01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF}"; + ... + return QUuid(); + } + + QUuid ActiveQtFactory::interfaceID( const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> &key ) const + { + if ( key == "ActiveX1" ) + return "{01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF}"; + ... + return QUuid(); + } + + QUuid ActiveQtFactory::eventsID( const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> &key ) const + { + if ( key == "ActiveX1" ) + return "{01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF}"; + ... + return QUuid(); + } + + QAXFACTORY_EXPORT( + MyFactory, // factory class + "{01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF}", // type library ID + "{01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF}" // application ID + ) + </pre> + +<p> If you use the <tt>Q_CLASSINFO</tt> macro to provide the unique identifiers +or other attributes for your class you can use the <a href="qaxfactory.html#QAXFACTORY_BEGIN">QAXFACTORY_BEGIN</a>, +<a href="qaxfactory.html#QAXCLASS">QAXCLASS</a> and <a href="qaxfactory.html#QAXFACTORY_END">QAXFACTORY_END</a> macros to expose one or more classes +as COM objects. +<p> <pre> + QAXFACTORY_BEGIN( + "{01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF}", // type library ID + "{01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF}" // application ID + ) + QAXCLASS(Class1) + QAXCLASS(Class2) + QAXFACTORY_END() + </pre> + +<p> Only one QAxFactory implementation may be instantiated and +exported by an ActiveX server application. This instance is accessible +through the global qAxFactory() function. +<p> A factory can also reimplement the <a href="#registerClass">registerClass</a>() and +<a href="#unregisterClass">unregisterClass</a>() functions to set additional flags for an ActiveX +control in the registry. To limit the number of methods or +properties a widget class exposes from its parent classes +reimplement <a href="#exposeToSuperClass">exposeToSuperClass</a>(). + +<hr><h2>Member Type Documentation</h2> +<h3 class=fn><a name="ServerType-enum"></a>QAxFactory::ServerType</h3> + +<p> This enum specifies the different types of servers that can be +started with startServer. +<ul> +<li><tt>QAxFactory::SingleInstance</tt> - The server can create only one instance of each +supplied class. +<li><tt>QAxFactory::MultipleInstances</tt> - The server can create multiple instances of +each supplied class. +</ul> +<hr><h2>Member Function Documentation</h2> +<h3 class=fn><a name="QAxFactory"></a>QAxFactory::QAxFactory ( const <a href="quuid.html">QUuid</a> & libid, const <a href="quuid.html">QUuid</a> & appid ) +</h3> +Constructs a QAxFactory object that returns <em>libid</em> and <em>appid</em> +in the implementation of the respective interface functions. + +<h3 class=fn><a name="~QAxFactory"></a>QAxFactory::~QAxFactory ()<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +Destroys the QAxFactory object. + +<h3 class=fn><a href="quuid.html">QUuid</a> <a name="appID"></a>QAxFactory::appID () const<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> + +<p> Reimplement this function to return the ActiveX server's +application identifier. + +<h3 class=fn><a href="quuid.html">QUuid</a> <a name="classID"></a>QAxFactory::classID ( const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> & key ) const<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +Reimplement this function to return the class identifier for each +<em>key</em> returned by the <a href="#featureList">featureList</a>() implementation, or an empty +<a href="quuid.html">QUuid</a> if this factory doesn't support the value of <em>key</em>. +<p> The default implementation interprets <em>key</em> as the class name, +and returns the value of the Q_CLASSINFO entry "ClassID". + +<h3 class=fn><a href="qwidget.html">QWidget</a> * <a name="create"></a>QAxFactory::create ( const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> & key, <a href="qwidget.html">QWidget</a> * parent = 0, const char * name = 0 )<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +Reimplement this function to return a new widget for <em>key</em>. +Propagate <em>parent</em> and <em>name</em> to the <a href="qwidget.html">QWidget</a> constructor. Return +0 if this factory doesn't support the value of <em>key</em>. +<p> The returned widget will be exposed as an ActiveX control, e.g. +a COM object that can be embedded as a control into applications. +<p> The default implementation returns 0. + +<h3 class=fn><a href="qobject.html">QObject</a> * <a name="createObject"></a>QAxFactory::createObject ( const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> & key, <a href="qobject.html">QObject</a> * parent = 0, const char * name = 0 )<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +Reimplement this function to return a new object for <em>key</em>. +Propagate <em>parent</em> and <em>name</em> to the <a href="qwidget.html">QWidget</a> constructor. Return +0 if this factory doesn't support the value of <em>key</em>. +<p> If the object returned is a QWidget it will be exposed as an ActiveX +control, otherwise the returned object will be exposed as a COM object. +<p> The default implementation returns the result <a href="#create">QAxFactory::create</a>() if +<em>parent</em> is 0 or a widget, otherwise returns 0. + +<h3 class=fn>bool <a name="createObjectWrapper"></a>QAxFactory::createObjectWrapper ( <a href="qobject.html">QObject</a> * object, IDispatch ** wrapper )<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> + +<p> Reimplement this function to provide the COM object for <em>object</em> +in <em>wrapper</em>. Return TRUE if the function was successfull, otherwise +return FALSE. +<p> The default implementation creates a generic automation wrapper based +on the <a href="metaobjects.html#meta-object">meta object</a> information of <em>object</em>. + +<h3 class=fn><a href="quuid.html">QUuid</a> <a name="eventsID"></a>QAxFactory::eventsID ( const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> & key ) const<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +Reimplement this function to return the identifier of the event +interface for each <em>key</em> returned by the <a href="#featureList">featureList</a>() +implementation, or an empty <a href="quuid.html">QUuid</a> if this factory doesn't support +the value of <em>key</em>. +<p> The default implementation interprets <em>key</em> as the class name, +and returns the value of the Q_CLASSINFO entry "EventsID". + +<h3 class=fn><a href="qstring.html">QString</a> <a name="exposeToSuperClass"></a>QAxFactory::exposeToSuperClass ( const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> & key ) const<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +Reimplement this function to return the name of the super class of +<em>key</em> up to which methods and properties should be exposed by the +ActiveX control. +<p> The default implementation interprets <em>key</em> as the class name, +and returns the value of the Q_CLASSINFO entry "ToSuperClass". If +no such value is set the null-string is returned, and the functions +and properties of all the super classes including <a href="qwidget.html">QWidget</a> will be +exposed. +<p> To only expose the functions and properties of the class itself, +reimplement this function to return <em>key</em>. + +<h3 class=fn><a href="qstringlist.html">QStringList</a> <a name="featureList"></a>QAxFactory::featureList () const<tt> [pure virtual]</tt> +</h3> + +<p> Reimplement this function to return a list of the widgets (class +names) supported by this factory. + +<h3 class=fn>bool <a name="hasStockEvents"></a>QAxFactory::hasStockEvents ( const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> & key ) const<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +Reimplement this function to return TRUE if the ActiveX control +<em>key</em> should support the standard ActiveX events +<ul> +<li> Click +<li> DblClick +<li> KeyDown +<li> KeyPress +<li> KeyUp +<li> MouseDown +<li> MouseUp +<li> MouseMove +</ul> +<p> The default implementation interprets <em>key</em> as the class name, +and returns TRUE if the value of the Q_CLASSINFO entry "StockEvents" +is "yes". Otherwise this function returns FALSE. + +<h3 class=fn><a href="quuid.html">QUuid</a> <a name="interfaceID"></a>QAxFactory::interfaceID ( const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> & key ) const<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +Reimplement this function to return the interface identifier for +each <em>key</em> returned by the <a href="#featureList">featureList</a>() implementation, or an +empty <a href="quuid.html">QUuid</a> if this factory doesn't support the value of <em>key</em>. +<p> The default implementation interprets <em>key</em> as the class name, +and returns the value of the Q_CLASSINFO entry "InterfaceID". + +<h3 class=fn>bool <a name="isServer"></a>QAxFactory::isServer ()<tt> [static]</tt> +</h3> +Returns TRUE if the application has been started (by COM) as an ActiveX +server, otherwise returns FALSE. +<p> <pre> + int main( int argc, char**argv ) + { + <a href="qapplication.html">QApplication</a> app( argc, argv ); + + if ( !QAxFactory::isServer() ) { + // initialize for stand-alone execution + } + + return app.<a href="qapplication.html#exec">exec</a>() // standard event processing + } + </pre> + + +<h3 class=fn>bool <a name="isService"></a>QAxFactory::isService () const<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +Reimplement this function to return TRUE if the server is +running as a persistent service (e.g. an NT service) and should +not terminate even when all objects provided have been released. +<p> The default implementation returns FALSE. + +<h3 class=fn><a href="qmetaobject.html">QMetaObject</a> * <a name="metaObject"></a>QAxFactory::metaObject ( const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> & key ) const<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +Reimplement this function to return the <a href="qmetaobject.html">QMetaObject</a> corresponding to +<em>key</em>, or 0 if this factory doesn't support the value of <em>key</em>. +<p> The default implementation returns the QMetaObject for the class +<em>key</em>. + +<h3 class=fn>void <a name="registerClass"></a>QAxFactory::registerClass ( const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> & key, <a href="qsettings.html">QSettings</a> * settings ) const<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +Registers additional values for the class <em>key</em> in the system +registry using the <em>settings</em> object. The standard values have +already been registed by the framework, but additional values, +e.g. implemented categories, can be added in an implementation of +this function. +<p> <pre> + settings->writeEntry( "/CLSID/" + classID(key) + "/Implemented Categories/{00000000-0000-0000-000000000000}/.", QString::null ); + </pre> + +<p> If you reimplement this function you must also reimplement +<a href="#unregisterClass">unregisterClass</a>() to remove the additional registry values. +<p> <p>See also <a href="qsettings.html">QSettings</a>. + +<h3 class=fn><a href="qstring.html">QString</a> <a name="serverDirPath"></a>QAxFactory::serverDirPath ()<tt> [static]</tt> +</h3> +Returns the directory that contains the server binary. +<p> For out-of-process servers this is the same as +<a href="qapplication.html#applicationDirPath">QApplication::applicationDirPath</a>(). For in-process servers +that function returns the directory that contains the hosting +application. + +<h3 class=fn><a href="qstring.html">QString</a> <a name="serverFilePath"></a>QAxFactory::serverFilePath ()<tt> [static]</tt> +</h3> +Returns the file path of the server binary. +<p> For out-of-process servers this is the same as +<a href="qapplication.html#applicationFilePath">QApplication::applicationFilePath</a>(). For in-process servers +that function returns the file path of the hosting application. + +<h3 class=fn>bool <a name="startServer"></a>QAxFactory::startServer ( <a href="qaxfactory.html#ServerType-enum">ServerType</a> type = MultipleInstances )<tt> [static]</tt> +</h3> + +<p> Starts the COM server with <em>type</em> and returns TRUE if successful, +otherwise returns FALSE. +<p> Calling this function if the server is already running (or for an +in-process server) does nothing and returns TRUE. +<p> The server is started automatically with <em>type</em> set to MultipleUse +if the server executable has been started with the <tt>-activex</tt> +command line parameter. + +<h3 class=fn>bool <a name="stayTopLevel"></a>QAxFactory::stayTopLevel ( const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> & key ) const<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +Reimplement this function to return TRUE if the ActiveX control <em>key</em> +should be a top level window, e.g. a dialog. The default implementation +returns FALSE. + +<h3 class=fn>bool <a name="stopServer"></a>QAxFactory::stopServer ()<tt> [static]</tt> +</h3> + +<p> Stops the COM server and returns TRUE if successful, otherwise +returns FALSE. +<p> Calling this function if the server is not running (or for an +in-process server) does nothing and returns TRUE. +<p> Stopping the server will not invalidate existing objects, but no +new objects can be created from the existing server process. Usually +COM will start a new server process if additional objects are requested. +<p> The server is stopped automatically when the main() function returns. + +<h3 class=fn><a href="quuid.html">QUuid</a> <a name="typeLibID"></a>QAxFactory::typeLibID () const<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> + +<p> Reimplement this function to return the ActiveX server's type +library identifier. + +<h3 class=fn>void <a name="unregisterClass"></a>QAxFactory::unregisterClass ( const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> & key, <a href="qsettings.html">QSettings</a> * settings ) const<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +Unregisters any additional values for the class <em>key</em> from the +system registry using the <em>settings</em> object. +<p> <pre> + settings->removeEntry( "/CLSID/" + classID(key) + "/Implemented Categories/{00000000-0000-0000-000000000000}/." ); + </pre> + +<p> <p>See also <a href="#registerClass">registerClass</a>() and <a href="qsettings.html">QSettings</a>. + +<h3 class=fn>bool <a name="validateLicenseKey"></a>QAxFactory::validateLicenseKey ( const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> & key, const <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> & licenseKey ) const<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +Reimplement this function to return TRUE if <em>licenseKey</em> is a valid +license for the class <em>key</em>, or if the current machine is licensed. +<p> The default implementation returns TRUE if the class <em>key</em> is not +licensed (ie. no Q_CLASSINFO attribute "LicenseKey"), or if +<em>licenseKey</em> matches the value of the "LicenseKey" attribute, or +if the machine is licensed through a .LIC file with the same filename +as this COM server. + +<!-- eof --> +<hr><p> +This file is part of the <a href="index.html">Qt toolkit</a>. +Copyright © 1995-2007 +<a href="http://www.trolltech.com/">Trolltech</a>. 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