_Application.GetObjectReference(Object, OlReferenceType) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook

Assembly:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.dll

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Creates a strong or weak object reference for a specified Outlook object.

public:
 System::Object ^ GetObjectReference(System::Object ^ Item, Microsoft::Office::Interop::Outlook::OlReferenceType ReferenceType);

public object GetObjectReference (object Item, Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.OlReferenceType ReferenceType);

Public Function GetObjectReference (Item As Object, ReferenceType As OlReferenceType) As Object

Parameters

Item: Object

The object from which to obtain a strong or weak object reference.

ReferenceType: OlReferenceType

The type of object reference.

Returns

Object

An Object that represents a strong or weak object reference for the specified object.

Remarks

This method returns a weak or strong object reference for the object specified in Item.

Note: Outlook can fail to close successfully if an add-in retains strong object references. Always dereference a strong object reference once it is no longer needed by the add-in.

Applies to