Class Variant
It is used within the OleAutomation object for getting a property, setting a property or invoking a method on an OLE Control or OLE Document.
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Field Summary
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Constructor Summary
ConstructorDescriptionVariant()
Create an empty Variant object with type VT_EMPTY.Variant
(boolean val) Create a Variant object which represents a Java boolean as a VT_BOOL.Variant
(double val) Create a Variant object which represents a Java double as a VT_R8.Variant
(float val) Create a Variant object which represents a Java float as a VT_R4.Variant
(int val) Create a Variant object which represents a Java int as a VT_I4.Variant
(long val) Create a Variant object which represents a Java long as a VT_I8.Variant
(long ptr, short byRefType) Create a Variant object which contains a reference to the data being transferred.Variant
(short val) Create a Variant object which represents a Java short as a VT_I2.Create a Variant object which represents a Java String as a VT_BSTR.Variant
(org.eclipse.swt.internal.ole.win32.IDispatch idispatch) Create a Variant object which represents an IDispatch interface as a VT_Dispatch.Variant
(org.eclipse.swt.internal.ole.win32.IUnknown unknown) Create a Variant object which represents an IUnknown interface as a VT_UNKNOWN.Variant
(OleAutomation automation) Create a Variant object which represents an IDispatch interface as a VT_Dispatch. -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionvoid
dispose()
Calling dispose will release resources associated with this Variant.Returns the OleAutomation object represented by this Variant.boolean
Returns the Java boolean represented by this Variant.long
getByRef()
Returns a pointer to the referenced data represented by this Variant.byte
getByte()
Returns the Java byte represented by this Variant.char
getChar()
Returns the Java char represented by this Variant.org.eclipse.swt.internal.ole.win32.IDispatch
Returns the IDispatch object represented by this Variant.double
Returns the Java double represented by this Variant.float
getFloat()
Returns the Java float represented by this Variant.int
getInt()
Returns the Java int represented by this Variant.long
getLong()
Returns the Java long represented by this Variant.short
getShort()
Returns the Java short represented by this Variant.Returns the Java String represented by this Variant.short
getType()
Returns the type of the variant type.org.eclipse.swt.internal.ole.win32.IUnknown
Returns the IUnknown object represented by this Variant.void
setByRef
(boolean val) Update the by reference value of this variant with a new boolean value.void
setByRef
(float val) Update the by reference value of this variant with a new float value.void
setByRef
(long val) Update the by reference value of this variant with a new integer value.void
setByRef
(short val) Update the by reference value of this variant with a new short value.toString()
Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.static void
win32_copy
(long pVarDest, Variant varSrc) Invokes platform specific functionality to copy a variant into operating system memory.static Variant
win32_new
(long pVariant) Invokes platform specific functionality to wrap a variant that was allocated in operating system memory.
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Field Details
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sizeof
public static final int sizeofThe size in bytes of a native VARIANT struct. -
NULL
A shared Variant instance with type VT_NULL.- Since:
- 3.7
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Constructor Details
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Variant
public Variant()Create an empty Variant object with type VT_EMPTY.- Since:
- 2.0
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Variant
public Variant(float val) Create a Variant object which represents a Java float as a VT_R4.- Parameters:
val
- the Java float value that this Variant represents
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Variant
public Variant(double val) Create a Variant object which represents a Java double as a VT_R8.- Parameters:
val
- the Java double value that this Variant represents- Since:
- 3.2
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Variant
public Variant(int val) Create a Variant object which represents a Java int as a VT_I4.- Parameters:
val
- the Java int value that this Variant represents
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Variant
public Variant(long ptr, short byRefType) Create a Variant object which contains a reference to the data being transferred.When creating a VT_BYREF Variant, you must give the full Variant type including VT_BYREF such as
.short byRefType = OLE.VT_BSTR | OLE.VT_BYREF
- Parameters:
ptr
- a pointer to the data being transferred.byRefType
- the type of the data being transferred such as OLE.VT_BSTR | OLE.VT_BYREF
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Variant
Create a Variant object which represents an IDispatch interface as a VT_Dispatch.- Parameters:
automation
- the OleAutomation object that this Variant represents
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Variant
public Variant(org.eclipse.swt.internal.ole.win32.IDispatch idispatch) Create a Variant object which represents an IDispatch interface as a VT_Dispatch.The caller is expected to have appropriately invoked unknown.AddRef() before creating this Variant.
- Parameters:
idispatch
- the IDispatch object that this Variant represents- Since:
- 2.0
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Variant
public Variant(org.eclipse.swt.internal.ole.win32.IUnknown unknown) Create a Variant object which represents an IUnknown interface as a VT_UNKNOWN.The caller is expected to have appropriately invoked unknown.AddRef() before creating this Variant.
- Parameters:
unknown
- the IUnknown object that this Variant represents
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Variant
public Variant(long val) Create a Variant object which represents a Java long as a VT_I8.- Parameters:
val
- the Java long value that this Variant represents- Since:
- 3.2
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Variant
Create a Variant object which represents a Java String as a VT_BSTR.- Parameters:
string
- the Java String value that this Variant represents
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Variant
public Variant(short val) Create a Variant object which represents a Java short as a VT_I2.- Parameters:
val
- the Java short value that this Variant represents
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Variant
public Variant(boolean val) Create a Variant object which represents a Java boolean as a VT_BOOL.- Parameters:
val
- the Java boolean value that this Variant represents
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Method Details
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win32_copy
Invokes platform specific functionality to copy a variant into operating system memory.IMPORTANT: This method is not part of the public API for
Variant
. It is marked public only so that it can be shared within the packages provided by SWT. It is not available on all platforms, and should never be called from application code.- Parameters:
pVarDest
- destination pointer to a variantvarSrc
- sourceVariant
- Since:
- 3.3
- Restriction:
- This method is not intended to be referenced by clients.
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win32_new
Invokes platform specific functionality to wrap a variant that was allocated in operating system memory.IMPORTANT: This method is not part of the public API for
Variant
. It is marked public only so that it can be shared within the packages provided by SWT. It is not available on all platforms, and should never be called from application code.- Parameters:
pVariant
- pointer to a variant- Returns:
- a new
Variant
- Since:
- 3.3
- Restriction:
- This method is not intended to be referenced by clients.
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dispose
public void dispose()Calling dispose will release resources associated with this Variant. If the resource is an IDispatch or IUnknown interface, Release will be called. If the resource is a ByRef pointer, nothing is released.- Since:
- 2.1
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getAutomation
Returns the OleAutomation object represented by this Variant.If this Variant does not contain an OleAutomation object, an attempt is made to coerce the Variant type into an OleAutomation object. If this fails, an error is thrown. Note that OleAutomation objects must be disposed when no longer needed.
- Returns:
- the OleAutomation object represented by this Variant
- Throws:
SWTException
-- ERROR_CANNOT_CHANGE_VARIANT_TYPE when type of Variant can not be coerced into an OleAutomation object
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getDispatch
public org.eclipse.swt.internal.ole.win32.IDispatch getDispatch()Returns the IDispatch object represented by this Variant.If this Variant does not contain an IDispatch object, an attempt is made to coerce the Variant type into an IDIspatch object. If this fails, an error is thrown.
- Returns:
- the IDispatch object represented by this Variant
- Throws:
SWTException
-- ERROR_CANNOT_CHANGE_VARIANT_TYPE when type of Variant can not be coerced into an IDispatch object
- Since:
- 2.0
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getBoolean
public boolean getBoolean()Returns the Java boolean represented by this Variant.If this Variant does not contain a Java boolean, an attempt is made to coerce the Variant type into a Java boolean. If this fails, an error is thrown.
- Returns:
- the Java boolean represented by this Variant
- Throws:
SWTException
-- ERROR_CANNOT_CHANGE_VARIANT_TYPE when type of Variant can not be coerced into a boolean
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getByRef
public long getByRef()Returns a pointer to the referenced data represented by this Variant.If this Variant does not contain a reference to data, zero is returned.
- Returns:
- a pointer to the referenced data represented by this Variant or 0
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getByte
public byte getByte()Returns the Java byte represented by this Variant.If this Variant does not contain a Java byte, an attempt is made to coerce the Variant type into a Java byte. If this fails, an error is thrown.
- Returns:
- the Java byte represented by this Variant
- Throws:
SWTException
-- ERROR_CANNOT_CHANGE_VARIANT_TYPE when type of Variant can not be coerced into a byte
- Since:
- 3.3
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getChar
public char getChar()Returns the Java char represented by this Variant.If this Variant does not contain a Java char, an attempt is made to coerce the Variant type into a Java char. If this fails, an error is thrown.
- Returns:
- the Java char represented by this Variant
- Throws:
SWTException
-- ERROR_CANNOT_CHANGE_VARIANT_TYPE when type of Variant can not be coerced into a char
- Since:
- 3.3
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getDouble
public double getDouble()Returns the Java double represented by this Variant.If this Variant does not contain a Java double, an attempt is made to coerce the Variant type into a Java double. If this fails, an error is thrown.
- Returns:
- the Java double represented by this Variant
- Throws:
SWTException
-- ERROR_CANNOT_CHANGE_VARIANT_TYPE when type of Variant can not be coerced into a double
- Since:
- 3.2
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getFloat
public float getFloat()Returns the Java float represented by this Variant.If this Variant does not contain a Java float, an attempt is made to coerce the Variant type into a Java float. If this fails, an error is thrown.
- Returns:
- the Java float represented by this Variant
- Throws:
SWTException
-- ERROR_CANNOT_CHANGE_VARIANT_TYPE when type of Variant can not be coerced into a float
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getInt
public int getInt()Returns the Java int represented by this Variant.If this Variant does not contain a Java int, an attempt is made to coerce the Variant type into a Java int. If this fails, an error is thrown.
- Returns:
- the Java int represented by this Variant
- Throws:
SWTException
-- ERROR_CANNOT_CHANGE_VARIANT_TYPE when type of Variant can not be coerced into a int
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getLong
public long getLong()Returns the Java long represented by this Variant.If this Variant does not contain a Java long, an attempt is made to coerce the Variant type into a Java long. If this fails, an error is thrown.
- Returns:
- the Java long represented by this Variant
- Throws:
SWTException
-- ERROR_CANNOT_CHANGE_VARIANT_TYPE when type of Variant can not be coerced into a long
- Since:
- 3.2
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getShort
public short getShort()Returns the Java short represented by this Variant.If this Variant does not contain a Java short, an attempt is made to coerce the Variant type into a Java short. If this fails, an error is thrown.
- Returns:
- the Java short represented by this Variant
- Throws:
SWTException
-- ERROR_CANNOT_CHANGE_VARIANT_TYPE when type of Variant can not be coerced into a short
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getString
Returns the Java String represented by this Variant.If this Variant does not contain a Java String, an attempt is made to coerce the Variant type into a Java String. If this fails, an error is thrown.
- Returns:
- the Java String represented by this Variant
- Throws:
SWTException
-- ERROR_CANNOT_CHANGE_VARIANT_TYPE when type of Variant can not be coerced into a String
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getType
public short getType()Returns the type of the variant type. This will be an OLE.VT_* value or a bitwise combination of OLE.VT_* values as in the case of OLE.VT_BSTR | OLE.VT_BYREF.- Returns:
- the type of the variant data
- Since:
- 2.0
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getUnknown
public org.eclipse.swt.internal.ole.win32.IUnknown getUnknown()Returns the IUnknown object represented by this Variant.If this Variant does not contain an IUnknown object, an attempt is made to coerce the Variant type into an IUnknown object. If this fails, an error is thrown.
- Returns:
- the IUnknown object represented by this Variant
- Throws:
SWTException
-- ERROR_CANNOT_CHANGE_VARIANT_TYPE when type of Variant can not be coerced into an IUnknown object
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setByRef
public void setByRef(boolean val) Update the by reference value of this variant with a new boolean value.- Parameters:
val
- the new boolean value- Throws:
SWTException
-- ERROR_CANNOT_CHANGE_VARIANT_TYPE when type of Variant is not a (VT_BYREF | VT_BOOL) object
- Since:
- 2.1
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setByRef
public void setByRef(float val) Update the by reference value of this variant with a new float value.- Parameters:
val
- the new float value- Throws:
SWTException
-- ERROR_CANNOT_CHANGE_VARIANT_TYPE when type of Variant is not a (VT_BYREF | VT_R4) object
- Since:
- 2.1
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setByRef
public void setByRef(long val) Update the by reference value of this variant with a new integer value.- Parameters:
val
- the new integer value- Throws:
SWTException
-- ERROR_CANNOT_CHANGE_VARIANT_TYPE when type of Variant is not a (VT_BYREF | VT_I4) object
- Since:
- 2.1
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setByRef
public void setByRef(short val) Update the by reference value of this variant with a new short value.- Parameters:
val
- the new short value- Throws:
SWTException
-- ERROR_CANNOT_CHANGE_VARIANT_TYPE when type of Variant is not a (VT_BYREF | VT_I2) object
- Since:
- 2.1
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toString
Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.
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