ATL COM Programmer's Reference

by Richard Grimes

The Active Template Library is the method for making lightweight COM components for C++ programmers. First available as a download for use with Visual C++ 4.2, ATL is now an integral part of Microsoft's premier development tool. This book covers ATL 3.0, which is found in all versions of Visual C++ 6.0. ATL comes with a growing family of Wizards to make development easier and is based on established C++ language disciplines. ATL COM Programmer's Reference covers class factories and aggregation, automation procedures, enumerators and collections, OLE DB templates, ATL Wizards, ATL threading techniques, mapping. A structured example is used to illustrate many ATL techniques and capabilities, supported by an extensive reference section.

362 pages, Paperback

First published December 17, 1998