> CComPtr-like usage:
> boost::intrusive_ptr<IVideo> video;
> someObject->QueryInterface(IID_IVideo,(void**)&video);
>
> Is there a better way? How do you bring intrusive_ptr and
> QueryInterface together?
The technically correct way to use QueryInterface is to pass it the address
of a void*:
void* pv = 0;
someObject->QueryInterface( IID_IVideo, &pv );
IVideo * pv2 = static_cast< IVideo* >( pv );
boost::intrusive_ptr<IVideo> video( pv2 );
pv2->Release();
Thanks for highlighting the ideal QueryInterface usage.
The (void**) cast is too error-prone, even if you don't care about
technicalities.
Microsoft's CComPtr pushed me in that direction. Their CComPtr provides an operator&, too.
This of course can be encapsulated in a function.
The encapsulation seems to be perfect in most cases. Unfortunately I've to cope with some legacy (template) code for CComPtrs which relies on operator&. :-/ That's why I tried to provide it for intrusive_ptr. Is there a problem beside the void cast with my operator or its implementation?