IActivationFactory interface

Enables classes to be activated by the Windows Runtime.

When to implement

You must implement this interface for every class that has an activatable class identifier and that you register in the Windows Runtime Activation Store.

Members

The IActivationFactory interface inherits from IInspectable. IActivationFactory also has these types of members:

• Methods

Methods

The IActivationFactory interface has these methods.

Remarks

Implement the IActivationFactory interface when you create a class that you want Windows Runtime applications to use. Clients call the ActivateInstance method to use an instance of your class.

You can get an IActivationFactory pointer by calling the RoGetActivationFactory function.

During activation of a class, the Windows Runtime calls the DllGetActivationFactory function to get an IActivationFactory pointer that corresponds to the requested class.

Requirements

See also

IInspectable

DllGetActivationFactory

IClassFactory

RoGetActivationFactory