note
	description: "Encapsulation of IMetaDataDispenser"
	legal: "See notice at end of class."
	status: "See notice at end of class."
	date: "$Date$"
	revision: "$Revision$"

class
	MD_DISPENSER

inherit
	COM_OBJECT
	
create
	make,
	make_by_pointer
	
feature {NONE} -- Initialization

	make
			-- New instance of a IMetaDataDispenser.
		do
				-- Initialize COM.
			(create {CLI_COM}).initialize_com

			item := new_md_dispenser
		end

feature -- Definition

	emitter: MD_EMIT
			-- Create new scope and returns an emitter.
		do
			debug ("MD out-of-order")
				c_define_option_for_md_emit (item, 0xffffffff)
			end
			create Result.make_by_pointer (c_define_scope_for_md_emit (item))
		end
		
feature {NONE} -- Implementation

	new_md_dispenser: POINTER
			-- New instance of IMetaDataDispenser
		external
			"C use %"cli_writer.h%""
		end

	c_define_scope_for_md_emit (an_item: POINTER): POINTER
			-- Call `DefineScope (CLSID_CorMetaDataRuntime, 0, IID_IMetaDataEmit, (IUnknown **) &imde)'.
		external
			"C use %"cli_writer.h%""
		end
		
	c_define_option_for_md_emit (an_item: POINTER; val: INTEGER)
			-- Call `SetOption' to check some more errors.
		external
			"C use %"cli_writer.h%""
		end
		
note
	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 MD_DISPENSER