This interface enumerates strings. The LPWSTR data type indicates a pointer to a zero-terminated string of wide, or Unicode, characters.
IEnumString has the same methods as all enumerator interfaces: Next, Skip, Reset, and Clone. For general information on these methods, refer to IEnumXXXX.
When to Implement
It is usually not necessary to implement this interface unless you have use for a custom string enumerator.
A system implementation in the bind context object that exposes the IBindCtx interface also contains an implementation of IEnumString.
The IBindCtx::EnumObjectParam method returns a pointer to this IEnumString interface on an enumerator that can return the keys of the bind context's string-keyed table of pointers.
When to Use
Call the methods of IEnumString to enumerate through a set of strings.
Methods
The following table shows the methods for this interface in vtable order.
| IUnknown method | Description |
|---|---|
| QueryInterface | Returns pointers to supported interfaces. |
| AddRef | Increments reference count. |
| Release | Decrements reference count. |
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Next | Retrieves a specified number of items in the enumeration sequence. |
| Skip | Skips a specified number of items in the enumeration sequence. |
| Reset | Resets the enumeration sequence to the beginning. |
| Clone | Creates another enumerator that contains the same enumeration state as the current one. |
Remarks
To determine whether the platform supports this interface, see Determining Supported COM APIs.
Requirements
OS Versions: Windows CE 2.0 and later.
Header: Objidl.h, Objidl.idl.
Link Library: Ole32.lib, Uuid.lib.
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