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	description: "Wrapper around BSTR."
	author: ""
	date: "$Date$"
	revision: "$Revision$"

class
	ECOM_BSTR

inherit
	ECOM_WRAPPER

create
	make

feature -- Access

	string: STRING is
			-- Convert to STRING
		local
			l_string: WEL_STRING
		do
			if item /= default_pointer then
				create l_string.share_from_pointer_and_count (item, count * character_32_bytes)
				Result := l_string.string
			end
		end

	count: INTEGER is
			-- Character count
		do
			Result := c_sys_string_len (item)
		end

feature {NONE} -- Implementation

	memory_free is
			-- Free BSTR
		do
			c_sys_free_string (item)
			item := default_pointer
		end

feature {NONE} -- Externals

	c_sys_free_string (a_item: POINTER) is
			-- `SysFreeString' API
		external
			"C inline use <windows.h>"
		alias
			"SysFreeString((BSTR)$a_item)"
		end

	c_sys_string_len (a_item: POINTER): INTEGER is
			-- `SysStringLen' API
		external
			"C inline use <windows.h>"
		alias
			"(EIF_INTEGER)SysStringLen((BSTR)$a_item)"
		end

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	copyright:	"Copyright (c) 1984-2006, Eiffel Software"
	license:	"GPL version 2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/gpl.txt)"
	licensing_options:	"http://www.eiffel.com/licensing"
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end -- class ECOM_BSTR