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+<td align="right" valign="center"><img src="logo32.png" align="right" width="64" height="32" border="0"></td></tr></table><h1 align=center>TQAxBase Class Reference<br><small>[<a href="qaxcontainer.html">TQAxContainer module</a>]</small></h1>
+
+<p>The TQAxBase class is an abstract class that provides an API
+to initalize and access a COM object.
+<a href="#details">More...</a>
+<p>This class is part of the <b>TQt ActiveTQt Extension</b>.
+<p><tt>#include &lt;<a href="qaxbase-h.html">qaxbase.h</a>&gt;</tt>
+<p>Inherited by <a href="qaxobject.html">TQAxObject</a> and <a href="qaxwidget.html">TQAxWidget</a>.
+<p><a href="qaxbase-members.html">List of all member functions.</a>
+<h2>Public Members</h2>
+<ul>
+<li class=fn><a href="#TQAxBase"><b>TQAxBase</b></a> ( IUnknown&nbsp;*&nbsp;iface = 0 )</li>
+<li class=fn>virtual <a href="#~TQAxBase"><b>~TQAxBase</b></a> ()</li>
+<li class=fn>TQString <a href="#control"><b>control</b></a> () const</li>
+<li class=fn>long <a href="#queryInterface"><b>queryInterface</b></a> ( const&nbsp;TQUuid&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;uuid, void&nbsp;**&nbsp;iface ) const</li>
+<li class=fn>TQVariant <a href="#dynamicCall"><b>dynamicCall</b></a> ( const&nbsp;TQCString&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;function, const&nbsp;TQVariant&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var1 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;TQVariant&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var2 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;TQVariant&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var3 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;TQVariant&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var4 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;TQVariant&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var5 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;TQVariant&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var6 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;TQVariant&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var7 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;TQVariant&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var8 = TQVariant ( ) )</li>
+<li class=fn>TQVariant <a href="#dynamicCall-2"><b>dynamicCall</b></a> ( const&nbsp;TQCString&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;function, TQValueList&lt;TQVariant&gt;&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;vars )</li>
+<li class=fn>TQAxObject * <a href="#querySubObject"><b>querySubObject</b></a> ( const&nbsp;TQCString&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;name, const&nbsp;TQVariant&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var1 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;TQVariant&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var2 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;TQVariant&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var3 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;TQVariant&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var4 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;TQVariant&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var5 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;TQVariant&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var6 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;TQVariant&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var7 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;TQVariant&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var8 = TQVariant ( ) )</li>
+<li class=fn>PropertyBag <a href="#propertyBag"><b>propertyBag</b></a> () const</li>
+<li class=fn>void <a href="#setPropertyBag"><b>setPropertyBag</b></a> ( const&nbsp;PropertyBag&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;bag )</li>
+<li class=fn>TQString <a href="#generateDocumentation"><b>generateDocumentation</b></a> ()</li>
+<li class=fn>virtual bool <a href="#propertyWritable"><b>propertyWritable</b></a> ( const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;prop ) const</li>
+<li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#setPropertyWritable"><b>setPropertyWritable</b></a> ( const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;prop, bool&nbsp;ok )</li>
+<li class=fn>bool <a href="#isNull"><b>isNull</b></a> () const</li>
+<li class=fn>TQVariant <a href="#asVariant"><b>asVariant</b></a> () const</li>
+<li class=fn>enum <a href="#PropertyBag-enum"><b>PropertyBag</b></a> { }</li>
+<li class=fn>virtual void <a href="#clear"><b>clear</b></a> ()</li>
+<li class=fn>bool <a href="#setControl"><b>setControl</b></a> ( const TQString &amp; )</li>
+<li class=fn>void <a href="#disableMetaObject"><b>disableMetaObject</b></a> ()</li>
+<li class=fn>void <a href="#disableClassInfo"><b>disableClassInfo</b></a> ()</li>
+<li class=fn>void <a href="#disableEventSink"><b>disableEventSink</b></a> ()</li>
+</ul>
+<h2>Signals</h2>
+<ul>
+<li class=fn>void <a href="#signal"><b>signal</b></a> ( const&nbsp;TQString&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;name, int&nbsp;argc, void&nbsp;*&nbsp;argv )</li>
+<li class=fn>void <a href="#propertyChanged"><b>propertyChanged</b></a> ( const&nbsp;TQString&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;name )</li>
+<li class=fn>void <a href="#exception"><b>exception</b></a> ( int&nbsp;code, const&nbsp;TQString&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;source, const&nbsp;TQString&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;desc, const&nbsp;TQString&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;help )</li>
+</ul>
+<h2>Properties</h2>
+<ul>
+<li class=fn>TQString <a href="#control-prop"><b>control</b></a>&nbsp;- the name of the COM object wrapped by this TQAxBase object</li>
+</ul>
+<h2>Protected Members</h2>
+<ul>
+<li class=fn>virtual bool <a href="#initialize"><b>initialize</b></a> ( IUnknown&nbsp;**&nbsp;ptr )</li>
+<li class=fn>bool <a href="#initializeRemote"><b>initializeRemote</b></a> ( IUnknown&nbsp;**&nbsp;ptr )</li>
+<li class=fn>bool <a href="#initializeLicensed"><b>initializeLicensed</b></a> ( IUnknown&nbsp;**&nbsp;ptr )</li>
+<li class=fn>bool <a href="#initializeActive"><b>initializeActive</b></a> ( IUnknown&nbsp;**&nbsp;ptr )</li>
+</ul>
+<hr><a name="details"></a><h2>Detailed Description</h2>
+<p> This class is defined in the <b>TQt <a href="activeqt.html#ActiveTQt">ActiveTQt</a> Extension</b>, which can be found in the <tt>qt/extensions</tt> directory. It is not included in the main TQt API.
+<p>
+
+<p> The TQAxBase class is an abstract class that provides an API
+to initalize and access a COM object.
+
+<p>
+
+<p> TQAxBase is an abstract class that cannot be used directly, and is
+instantiated through the subclasses <a href="qaxobject.html">TQAxObject</a> and <a href="qaxwidget.html">TQAxWidget</a>. This
+class provides the API to access the COM object directly
+through its IUnknown implementation. If the COM object implements
+the IDispatch interface, the properties and methods of that object
+become available as TQt properties and slots.
+<p> <pre>
+ connect( buttonBack, SIGNAL(clicked()), webBrowser, SLOT(GoBack()) );
+ </pre>
+
+<p> Properties exposed by the object's IDispatch implementation can be
+read and written through the property system provided by the TQt
+Object Model (both subclasses are TQObjects, so you can use <a href="qobject.html#setProperty">setProperty()</a> and <a href="qobject.html#property">property()</a> as with <a href="qobject.html">TQObject</a>). Properties
+with multiple parameters are not supported.
+<p> <pre>
+ activeX-&gt;setProperty( "text", "some text" );
+ int value = activeX-&gt;property( "value" );
+ </pre>
+
+<p> Write-functions for properties and other methods exposed by the
+object's IDispatch implementation can be called directly using
+<a href="#dynamicCall">dynamicCall</a>(), or indirectly as slots connected to a signal.
+<p> <pre>
+ webBrowser-&gt;dynamicCall( "GoHome()" );
+ </pre>
+
+<p> Outgoing events supported by the COM object are emitted as
+standard TQt signals.
+<p> <pre>
+ connect( webBrowser, SIGNAL(TitleChanged(const <a href="qstring.html">TQString</a>&amp;)),
+ this, SLOT(setCaption(const <a href="qstring.html">TQString</a>&amp;)) );
+ </pre>
+
+<p> TQAxBase transparently converts between COM data types and the
+equivalent TQt data types. Some COM types have no equivalent TQt data structure.
+<p> Supported COM datatypes are listed in the first column of following table.
+The second column is the TQt type that can be used with the <a href="qobject.html">TQObject</a> property
+functions. The third column is the TQt type that is used in the prototype of
+generated signals and slots for in-parameters, and the last column is the TQt
+type that is used in the prototype of signals and slots for out-parameters.
+<center><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" border="0">
+<tr bgcolor="#a2c511">
+<th valign="top">COM type
+<th valign="top">TQt property
+<th valign="top">in-parameter
+<th valign="top">out-parameter
+<tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
+<td valign="top">VARIANT_BOOL
+<td valign="top">bool
+<td valign="top">bool
+<td valign="top">bool&
+<tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0">
+<td valign="top">BSTR
+<td valign="top">TQString
+<td valign="top">const <a href="qstring.html">TQString</a>&
+<td valign="top">TQString&
+<tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
+<td valign="top">char, short, int, long
+<td valign="top">int
+<td valign="top">int
+<td valign="top">int&
+<tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0">
+<td valign="top">uchar, ushort, uint, ulong
+<td valign="top">uint
+<td valign="top">uint
+<td valign="top">uint&
+<tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
+<td valign="top">float, double
+<td valign="top">double
+<td valign="top">double
+<td valign="top">double&
+<tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0">
+<td valign="top">DATE
+<td valign="top">TQDateTime
+<td valign="top">const <a href="qdatetime.html">TQDateTime</a>&
+<td valign="top">TQDateTime&
+<tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
+<td valign="top">CY
+<td valign="top">Q_LLONG
+<td valign="top">Q_LLONG
+<td valign="top">Q_LLONG&
+<tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0">
+<td valign="top">OLE_COLOR
+<td valign="top">TQColor
+<td valign="top">const <a href="qcolor.html">TQColor</a>&
+<td valign="top">TQColor&
+<tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
+<td valign="top">SAFEARRAY(VARIANT)
+<td valign="top">TQValueList&lt;TQVariant&gt;
+<td valign="top">const <a href="qvaluelist.html">TQValueList</a>&lt;TQVariant&gt;&
+<td valign="top">TQValueList&lt;TQVariant&gt;&
+<tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0">
+<td valign="top">SAFEARRAY(BYTE)
+<td valign="top">TQByteArray
+<td valign="top">const <a href="qbytearray.html">TQByteArray</a>&
+<td valign="top">TQByteArray&
+<tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
+<td valign="top">SAFEARRAY(BSTR)
+<td valign="top">TQStringList
+<td valign="top">const <a href="qstringlist.html">TQStringList</a>&
+<td valign="top">TQStringList&
+<tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0">
+<td valign="top">VARIANT
+<td valign="top">type-dependent
+<td valign="top">const <a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&
+<td valign="top">TQVariant&
+<tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
+<td valign="top">IFontDisp*
+<td valign="top">TQFont
+<td valign="top">const <a href="qfont.html">TQFont</a>&
+<td valign="top">TQFont&
+<tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0">
+<td valign="top">IPictureDisp*
+<td valign="top">TQPixmap
+<td valign="top">const <a href="qpixmap.html">TQPixmap</a>&
+<td valign="top">TQPixmap&
+<tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
+<td valign="top">IDispatch*
+<td valign="top">TQAxObject* (read-only)
+<td valign="top"><a href="#asVariant">TQAxBase::asVariant</a>()
+<td valign="top">TQAxObject* (return value)
+<tr bgcolor="#d0d0d0">
+<td valign="top">IUnknown*
+<td valign="top">TQAxObject* (read-only)
+<td valign="top"><a href="#asVariant">TQAxBase::asVariant</a>()
+<td valign="top">TQAxObject* (return value)
+<tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
+<td valign="top">SCODE, DECIMAL
+<td valign="top"><em>unsupported</em>
+<td valign="top"><em>unsupported</em>
+<td valign="top"><em>unsupported</em>
+</table></center>
+<p> Supported are also enumerations, and typedefs to supported types.
+<p> To call the methods of a COM interface described by the following IDL
+<pre>
+ dispinterface IControl
+ {
+ properties:
+ [id(1)] BSTR text;
+ [id(2)] IFontDisp *font;
+
+ methods:
+ [id(6)] void showColumn( [in] int i );
+ [id(3)] bool addColumn( [in] BSTR t );
+ [id(4)] int fillList( [in, out] SAFEARRAY(VARIANT) *list );
+ [id(5)] IDispatch *item( [in] int i );
+ };
+ </pre>
+
+use the TQAxBase API like this:
+<pre>
+ <a href="qaxobject.html">TQAxObject</a> object( "&lt;CLSID&gt;" );
+
+ <a href="qstring.html">TQString</a> text = object.<a href="qobject.html#property">property</a>( "text" ).toString();
+ object.<a href="qobject.html#setProperty">setProperty</a>( "font", TQFont( "Times New Roman", 12 ) );
+
+ connect( this, SIGNAL(clicked(int)), &amp;object, SLOT(showColumn(int)) );
+ bool ok = object.<a href="#dynamicCall">dynamicCall</a>( "addColumn(const <a href="qstring.html">TQString</a>&amp;)", "Column 1" ).toBool();
+
+ <a href="qvaluelist.html">TQValueList</a>&lt;TQVariant&gt; varlist;
+ <a href="qvaluelist.html">TQValueList</a>&lt;TQVariant&gt; parameters;
+ parameters &lt;&lt; TQVariant( varlist );
+ int n = object.<a href="#dynamicCall">dynamicCall</a>( "fillList(TQValueList&lt;TQVariant&gt;&amp;)", parameters ).toInt();
+
+ <a href="qaxobject.html">TQAxObject</a> *item = object.querySubItem( "item(int)", 5 );
+ </pre>
+
+<p> Note that the <a href="qvaluelist.html">TQValueList</a> the object should fill has to be provided as an
+element in the parameter list of TQVariants.
+<p> If you need to access properties or pass parameters of unsupported
+datatypes you must access the COM object directly through its
+IDispatch implementation or other interfaces. Those interfaces can be
+retrieved through <a href="#queryInterface">queryInterface</a>().
+<p> <pre>
+ IUnknown *iface = 0;
+ activeX-&gt;queryInterface( IID_IUnknown, (void**)&amp;iface );
+ if ( iface ) {
+ // use the interface
+ iface-&gt;Release();
+ }
+ </pre>
+
+<p> To get the definition of the COM interfaces you will have to use the header
+files provided with the component you want to use. Some compilers can also
+import type libraries using the #import compiler directive. See the component
+documentation to find out which type libraries you have to import, and how to use
+them.
+<p> If you need to react to events that pass parameters of unsupported
+datatypes you can use the generic signal that delivers the event
+data as provided by the COM event.
+
+<hr><h2>Member Type Documentation</h2>
+<h3 class=fn><a name="PropertyBag-enum"></a>TQAxBase::PropertyBag</h3>
+
+<p> A <a href="qmap.html">TQMap</a><TQString,TQVariant> that can store properties as name:value pairs.
+
+<hr><h2>Member Function Documentation</h2>
+<h3 class=fn><a name="TQAxBase"></a>TQAxBase::TQAxBase ( IUnknown&nbsp;*&nbsp;iface = 0 )
+</h3>
+Creates a TQAxBase object that wraps the COM object <em>iface</em>. If <em>iface</em> is 0 (the default), use <a href="#setControl">setControl</a>() to instantiate a COM
+object.
+
+<h3 class=fn><a name="~TQAxBase"></a>TQAxBase::~TQAxBase ()<tt> [virtual]</tt>
+</h3>
+Shuts down the COM object and destroys the TQAxBase object.
+<p> <p>See also <a href="#clear">clear</a>().
+
+<h3 class=fn><a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a> <a name="asVariant"></a>TQAxBase::asVariant () const
+</h3>
+Returns a <a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a> that wraps the COM object. The variant can
+then be used as a parameter in e.g. <a href="#dynamicCall">dynamicCall</a>().
+
+<h3 class=fn>void <a name="clear"></a>TQAxBase::clear ()<tt> [virtual]</tt>
+</h3>
+Disconnects and destroys the COM object.
+<p> If you reimplement this function you must also reimplement the
+destructor to call <a href="#clear">clear</a>(), and call this implementation at the
+end of your clear() function.
+
+<h3 class=fn><a href="qstring.html">TQString</a> <a name="control"></a>TQAxBase::control () const
+</h3><p>Returns the name of the COM object wrapped by this TQAxBase object.
+See the <a href="qaxbase.html#control-prop">"control"</a> property for details.
+<h3 class=fn>void <a name="disableClassInfo"></a>TQAxBase::disableClassInfo ()
+</h3>
+Disables the class info generation for this ActiveX container. If
+you don't retquire any class information about the ActiveX control
+use this function to speed up the <a href="metaobjects.html#meta-object">meta object</a> generation.
+<p> Note that this function must be called immediately after
+construction of the object (without passing an object identifier),
+and before calling <a href="qaxwidget.html">TQAxWidget</a>->setControl().
+
+<h3 class=fn>void <a name="disableEventSink"></a>TQAxBase::disableEventSink ()
+</h3>
+Disables the event sink implementation for this ActiveX container.
+If you don't intend to listen to the ActiveX control's events use
+this function to speed up the <a href="metaobjects.html#meta-object">meta object</a> generation.
+<p> Some ActiveX controls might be unstable when connected to an event
+sink. To get OLE events you must use standard COM methods to
+register your own event sink. Use <a href="#queryInterface">queryInterface</a>() to get access
+to the raw COM object.
+<p> Note that this function should be called immediately after
+construction of the object (without passing an object identifier),
+and before calling <a href="qaxwidget.html">TQAxWidget</a>->setControl().
+
+<h3 class=fn>void <a name="disableMetaObject"></a>TQAxBase::disableMetaObject ()
+</h3>
+Disables the <a href="metaobjects.html#meta-object">meta object</a> generation for this ActiveX container.
+This also disables the event sink and class info generation. If
+you don't intend to use the TQt meta object implementation call
+this function to speed up the meta object generation.
+<p> Some ActiveX controls might be unstable when used with OLE
+automation. Use standard COM methods to use those controls through
+the COM interfaces provided by <a href="#queryInterface">queryInterface</a>().
+<p> Note that this function must be called immediately after
+construction of the object (without passing an object identifier),
+and before calling <a href="qaxwidget.html">TQAxWidget</a>->setControl().
+
+<h3 class=fn><a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a> <a name="dynamicCall"></a>TQAxBase::dynamicCall ( const&nbsp;<a href="qcstring.html">TQCString</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;function, const&nbsp;<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var1 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var2 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var3 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var4 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var5 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var6 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var7 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var8 = TQVariant ( ) )
+</h3>
+Calls the COM object's method <em>function</em>, passing the
+parameters <em>var1</em>, <em>var1</em>, <em>var2</em>, <em>var3</em>, <em>var4</em>, <em>var5</em>,
+<em>var6</em>, <em>var7</em> and <em>var8</em>, and returns the value returned by
+the method, or an invalid <a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a> if the method does not return
+a value or when the function call failed.
+<p> If <em>function</em> is a method of the object the string must be provided
+as the full prototype, for example as it would be written in a
+<a href="qobject.html#connect">TQObject::connect</a>() call.
+<pre>
+ activeX-&gt;dynamicCall( "Navigate(const <a href="qstring.html">TQString</a>&amp;)", "www.trolltech.com" );
+ </pre>
+
+<p> Alternatively a function can be called passing the parameters embedded
+in the string, e.g. above function can also be invoked using
+<pre>
+ activeX-&gt;dynamicCall("Navigate(\"www.trolltech.com\");
+ </pre>
+
+All parameters are passed as strings; it depends on the control whether
+they are interpreted correctly, and is slower than using the prototype
+with correctly typed parameters.
+<p> If <em>function</em> is a property the string has to be the name of the
+property. The property setter is called when <em>var1</em> is a valid TQVariant,
+otherwise the getter is called.
+<pre>
+ activeX-&gt;dynamicCall( "Value", 5 );
+ <a href="qstring.html">TQString</a> text = activeX-&gt;dynamicCall( "Text" ).toString();
+ </pre>
+
+Note that it is faster to get and set properties using
+<a href="qobject.html#property">TQObject::property</a>() and <a href="qobject.html#setProperty">TQObject::setProperty</a>().
+<p> It is only possible to call functions through <a href="#dynamicCall">dynamicCall</a>() that
+have parameters or return values of datatypes supported by
+<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>. See the TQAxBase class documentation for a list of
+supported and unsupported datatypes. If you want to call functions
+that have unsupported datatypes in the parameter list, use
+<a href="#queryInterface">queryInterface</a>() to retrieve the appropriate COM interface, and
+use the function directly.
+<p> <pre>
+ IWebBrowser2 *webBrowser = 0;
+ activeX-&gt;queryInterface( IID_IWebBrowser2, (void**)&amp;webBrowser );
+ if ( webBrowser ) {
+ webBrowser-&gt;Navigate2( pvarURL );
+ webBrowser-&gt;Release();
+ }
+ </pre>
+
+<p> This is also more efficient.
+
+<p>Example: <a href="qaxcontainer-example-qutlook.html#x2720">qutlook/centralwidget.cpp</a>.
+<h3 class=fn><a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a> <a name="dynamicCall-2"></a>TQAxBase::dynamicCall ( const&nbsp;<a href="qcstring.html">TQCString</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;function, <a href="qvaluelist.html">TQValueList</a>&lt;TQVariant&gt;&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;vars )
+</h3>
+This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It behaves essentially like the above function.
+<p> Calls the COM object's method <em>function</em>, passing the
+parameters in <em>vars</em>, and returns the value returned by
+the method. If the method does not return a value or when
+the function call failed this function returns an invalid
+<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a> object.
+<p> The TQVariant objects in <em>vars</em> are updated when the method has
+out-parameters.
+
+<h3 class=fn>void <a name="exception"></a>TQAxBase::exception ( int&nbsp;code, const&nbsp;<a href="qstring.html">TQString</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;source, const&nbsp;<a href="qstring.html">TQString</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;desc, const&nbsp;<a href="qstring.html">TQString</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;help )<tt> [signal]</tt>
+</h3>
+
+<p> This signal is emitted when the COM object throws an exception while called using the OLE automation
+interface IDispatch. <em>code</em>, <em>source</em>, <em>desc</em> and <em>help</em> provide information about the exception as
+provided by the COM server and can be used to provide useful feedback to the end user. <em>help</em> includes
+the help file, and the help context ID in brackets, e.g. "filename [id]".
+
+<h3 class=fn><a href="qstring.html">TQString</a> <a name="generateDocumentation"></a>TQAxBase::generateDocumentation ()
+</h3>
+
+<p> Returns a rich text string with documentation for the
+wrapped COM object. Dump the string to an HTML-file,
+or use it in e.g. a <a href="qtextbrowser.html">TQTextBrowser</a> widget.
+
+<h3 class=fn>bool <a name="initialize"></a>TQAxBase::initialize ( IUnknown&nbsp;**&nbsp;ptr )<tt> [virtual protected]</tt>
+</h3>
+This virtual function is called by <a href="#setControl">setControl</a>() and creates the
+requested COM object. <em>ptr</em> is set to the object's IUnknown
+implementation. The function returns TRUE if the object
+initialization succeeded; otherwise the function returns FALSE.
+<p> The default implementation interprets the string returned by
+<a href="#control">control</a>(), and calls <a href="#initializeRemote">initializeRemote</a>(), <a href="#initializeLicensed">initializeLicensed</a>()
+or <a href="#initializeActive">initializeActive</a>() if the string matches the respective
+patterns. If no pattern is matched, or if remote or licensed
+initialization fails, CoCreateInstance is used directly to create
+the object.
+<p> See the <a href="#control-prop">control</a> property documentation for details about
+supported patterns.
+<p> The interface returned in <em>ptr</em> must be referenced exactly once
+when this function returns. The interface provided by e.g.
+CoCreateInstance is already referenced, and there is no need to
+reference it again.
+
+<h3 class=fn>bool <a name="initializeActive"></a>TQAxBase::initializeActive ( IUnknown&nbsp;**&nbsp;ptr )<tt> [protected]</tt>
+</h3>
+Returns an active instance running on the current machine, and returns the
+IUnknown interface to the running object in <em>ptr</em>. This function returns TRUE
+if successful, otherwise returns FALSE.
+<p> This function is called by <a href="#initialize">initialize</a>() if the control string contains the
+substring "}&".
+<p> <p>See also <a href="#initialize">initialize</a>().
+
+<h3 class=fn>bool <a name="initializeLicensed"></a>TQAxBase::initializeLicensed ( IUnknown&nbsp;**&nbsp;ptr )<tt> [protected]</tt>
+</h3>
+Creates an instance of a licensed control, and returns the IUnknown interface
+to the object in <em>ptr</em>. This functions returns TRUE if successful, otherwise
+returns FALSE.
+<p> This function is called by <a href="#initialize">initialize</a>() if the control string contains the
+substring "}:". The license key needs to follow this substring.
+<p> <p>See also <a href="#initialize">initialize</a>().
+
+<h3 class=fn>bool <a name="initializeRemote"></a>TQAxBase::initializeRemote ( IUnknown&nbsp;**&nbsp;ptr )<tt> [protected]</tt>
+</h3>
+Creates the instance on a remote server, and returns the IUnknown interface
+to the object in <em>ptr</em>. This function returns TRUE if successful, otherwise
+returns FALSE.
+<p> This function is called by <a href="#initialize">initialize</a>() if the control string contains the
+substring "/{". The information about the remote machine needs to be provided
+in front of the substring.
+<p> <p>See also <a href="#initialize">initialize</a>().
+
+<h3 class=fn>bool <a name="isNull"></a>TQAxBase::isNull () const
+</h3>
+Returns TRUE if there is no COM object loaded by this wrapper;
+otherwise return FALSE.
+<p> <p>See also <a href="#control-prop">control</a>.
+
+<h3 class=fn><a href="qaxbase.html#PropertyBag-enum">PropertyBag</a> <a name="propertyBag"></a>TQAxBase::propertyBag () const
+</h3>
+Returns a name:value map of all the properties exposed by the COM
+object.
+<p> This is more efficient than getting multiple properties
+individually if the COM object supports property bags.
+<p> <b>Warning:</b> It is not guaranteed that the property bag implementation
+of the COM object returns all properties, or that the properties
+returned are the same as those available through the IDispatch
+interface.
+
+<h3 class=fn>void <a name="propertyChanged"></a>TQAxBase::propertyChanged ( const&nbsp;<a href="qstring.html">TQString</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;name )<tt> [signal]</tt>
+</h3>
+
+<p> If the COM object supports property notification, this signal gets
+emitted when the property called <em>name</em> is changed.
+
+<h3 class=fn>bool <a name="propertyWritable"></a>TQAxBase::propertyWritable ( const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;prop ) const<tt> [virtual]</tt>
+</h3>
+Returns TRUE if the property <em>prop</em> is writable; otherwise
+returns FALSE. By default, all properties are writable.
+<p> <b>Warning:</b>
+Depending on the control implementation this setting might be
+ignored for some properties.
+<p> <p>See also <a href="#setPropertyWritable">setPropertyWritable</a>() and <a href="#propertyChanged">propertyChanged</a>().
+
+<h3 class=fn>long <a name="queryInterface"></a>TQAxBase::queryInterface ( const&nbsp;<a href="quuid.html">TQUuid</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;uuid, void&nbsp;**&nbsp;iface ) const
+</h3>
+Requests the interface <em>uuid</em> from the COM object and sets the
+value of <em>iface</em> to the provided interface, or to 0 if the
+requested interface could not be provided.
+<p> Returns the result of the QueryInterface implementation of the COM object.
+<p> <p>See also <a href="#control-prop">control</a>.
+
+<h3 class=fn><a href="qaxobject.html">TQAxObject</a>&nbsp;* <a name="querySubObject"></a>TQAxBase::querySubObject ( const&nbsp;<a href="qcstring.html">TQCString</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;name, const&nbsp;<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var1 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var2 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var3 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var4 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var5 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var6 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var7 = TQVariant ( ), const&nbsp;<a href="qvariant.html">TQVariant</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;var8 = TQVariant ( ) )
+</h3>
+Returns a pointer to a <a href="qaxobject.html">TQAxObject</a> wrapping the COM object provided
+by the method or property <em>name</em>, passing passing the parameters
+<em>var1</em>, <em>var1</em>, <em>var2</em>, <em>var3</em>, <em>var4</em>, <em>var5</em>, <em>var6</em>,
+<em>var7</em> and <em>var8</em>.
+<p> If <em>name</em> is provided by a method the string must include the
+full function prototype.
+<p> If <em>name</em> is a property the string must be the name of the property,
+and <em>var1</em>, ... <em>var8</em> are ignored.
+<p> The returned TQAxObject is a child of this object (which is either of
+type TQAxObject or <a href="qaxwidget.html">TQAxWidget</a>), and is deleted when this object is
+deleted. It is however safe to delete the returned object yourself,
+and you should do so when you iterate over lists of subobjects.
+<p> COM enabled applications usually have an object model publishing
+certain elements of the application as dispatch interfaces. Use
+this method to navigate the hierarchy of the object model, e.g.
+<p> <pre>
+ <a href="qaxwidget.html">TQAxWidget</a> outlook( "Outlook.Application" );
+ <a href="qaxobject.html">TQAxObject</a> *session = outlook.<a href="#querySubObject">querySubObject</a>( "Session" );
+ if ( session ) {
+ <a href="qaxobject.html">TQAxObject</a> *defFolder = session-&gt;<a href="#querySubObject">querySubObject</a>(
+ "GetDefaultFolder(OlDefaultFolders)",
+ "olFolderContacts" );
+ //...
+ }
+ </pre>
+
+
+<p>Example: <a href="qaxcontainer-example-qutlook.html#x2721">qutlook/centralwidget.cpp</a>.
+<h3 class=fn>bool <a name="setControl"></a>TQAxBase::setControl ( const&nbsp;<a href="qstring.html">TQString</a>&nbsp;&amp; )
+</h3><p>Sets the name of the COM object wrapped by this TQAxBase object.
+See the <a href="qaxbase.html#control-prop">"control"</a> property for details.
+<h3 class=fn>void <a name="setPropertyBag"></a>TQAxBase::setPropertyBag ( const&nbsp;<a href="qaxbase.html#PropertyBag-enum">PropertyBag</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;bag )
+</h3>
+Sets the properties of the COM object to the corresponding values
+in <em>bag</em>.
+<p> <b>Warning:</b>
+You should only set property bags that have been returned by the
+propertyBag function, as it cannot be guaranteed that the property
+bag implementation of the COM object supports the same properties
+that are available through the IDispatch interface.
+<p> <p>See also <a href="#propertyBag">propertyBag</a>().
+
+<h3 class=fn>void <a name="setPropertyWritable"></a>TQAxBase::setPropertyWritable ( const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;prop, bool&nbsp;ok )<tt> [virtual]</tt>
+</h3>
+Sets the property <em>prop</em> to writable if <em>ok</em> is TRUE, otherwise
+sets <em>prop</em> to be read-only. By default, all properties are
+writable.
+<p> <b>Warning:</b>
+Depending on the control implementation this setting might be
+ignored for some properties.
+<p> <p>See also <a href="#propertyWritable">propertyWritable</a>() and <a href="#propertyChanged">propertyChanged</a>().
+
+<h3 class=fn>void <a name="signal"></a>TQAxBase::signal ( const&nbsp;<a href="qstring.html">TQString</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;name, int&nbsp;argc, void&nbsp;*&nbsp;argv )<tt> [signal]</tt>
+</h3>
+
+<p> This generic signal gets emitted when the COM object issues the
+event <em>name</em>. <em>argc</em> is the number of parameters provided by the
+event (DISPPARAMS.cArgs), and <em>argv</em> is the pointer to the
+parameter values (DISPPARAMS.rgvarg). Note that the order of parameter
+values is turned around, ie. the last element of the array is the first
+parameter in the function.
+<p> <pre>
+ void Receiver::slot( const <a href="qstring.html">TQString</a> &amp;name, int argc, void *argv )
+ {
+ VARIANTARG *params = (VARIANTARG*)argv;
+ if ( name.<a href="qstring.html#startsWith">startsWith</a>( "BeforeNavigate2(" ) ) {
+ IDispatch *pDisp = params[argc-1].pdispVal;
+ VARIANTARG URL = *params[argc-2].pvarVal;
+ VARIANTARG Flags = *params[argc-3].pvarVal;
+ VARIANTARG TargetFrameName = *params[argc-4].pvarVal;
+ VARIANTARG PostData = *params[argc-5].pvarVal;
+ VARIANTARG Headers = *params[argc-6].pvarVal;
+ bool *Cancel = params[argc-7].pboolVal;
+ }
+ }
+ </pre>
+
+<p> Use this signal if the event has parameters of unsupported data
+types. Otherwise, connect directly to the signal <em>name</em>.
+
+<hr><h2>Property Documentation</h2>
+<h3 class=fn><a href="qstring.html">TQString</a> <a name="control-prop"></a>control</h3>
+<p>This property holds the name of the COM object wrapped by this TQAxBase object.
+<p>Setting this property initilializes the COM object. Any COM object
+previously set is shut down.
+<p> The most efficient way to set this property is by using the
+registered component's UUID, e.g.
+<pre>
+ ctrl-&gt;setControl( "{8E27C92B-1264-101C-8A2F-040224009C02}" );
+ </pre>
+
+The second fastest way is to use the registered control's class
+name (with or without version number), e.g.
+<pre>
+ ctrl-&gt;setControl( "MSCal.Calendar" );
+ </pre>
+
+The slowest, but easiest way to use is to use the control's full
+name, e.g.
+<pre>
+ ctrl-&gt;setControl( "Calendar Control 9.0" );
+ </pre>
+
+<p> If the component's UUID is used the following patterns can be used
+to initialize the control on a remote machine, to initialize a
+licensed control or to connect to a running object:
+<ul>
+<li> To initialize the control on a different machine use the following
+pattern:
+<pre>
+ &lt;domain/username&gt;:&lt;password&gt;@server/{8E27C92B-1264-101C-8A2F-040224009C02}
+ </pre>
+
+<li> To initialize a licensed control use the following pattern:
+<pre>
+ {8E27C92B-1264-101C-8A2F-040224009C02}:&lt;LicenseKey&gt;
+ </pre>
+
+<li> To connect to an already running object use the following pattern:
+<pre>
+ {8E27C92B-1264-101C-8A2F-040224009C02}&amp;
+ </pre>
+
+</ul>
+The first two patterns can be combined, e.g. to initialize a licensed
+control on a remote machine:
+<pre>
+ ctrl-&gt;setControl("DOMAIN/user:password@server/{8E27C92B-1264-101C-8A2F-040224009C02}:LicenseKey");
+ </pre>
+
+<p> The control's read function always returns the control's UUID, if provided including the license
+key, and the name of the server, but not including the username, the domain or the password.
+
+<p>Set this property's value with <a href="#setControl">setControl</a>() and get this property's value with <a href="#control">control</a>().
+<!-- eof -->
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