DispatchWrapper Class
Wraps objects the marshaler should marshal as a VT_DISPATCH.
For a list of all members of this type, see DispatchWrapper Members.
System.Object
System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispatchWrapper
[Visual Basic] NotInheritable Public Class DispatchWrapper [C#] public sealed class DispatchWrapper [C++] public __gc __sealed class DispatchWrapper [JScript] public class DispatchWrapper
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Remarks
Use to wrap objects the marshaler should marshal as a VT_DISPATCH. This wrapper will force objects to be marshaled out as VT_DISPATCH. If the object does not support IDispatch then an exception will be thrown.
[C#]
void MyMethod(Object o);
Object o = new MyObject;
MyMethod(o); //passes o as VT_UNKNOWN
MyMethod(new DispatchWrapper(o)); //passes o as VT_DISPATCH
For more information on VT_DISPATCH, please see the existing documentation for VARENUM::VT_DISPATCH in the MSDN library.
Requirements
Namespace: System.Runtime.InteropServices
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
Assembly: Mscorlib (in Mscorlib.dll)
See Also
DispatchWrapper Members | System.Runtime.InteropServices Namespace