note
	description: "Light COM object"
	date: "$Date$"
	revision: "$Revision$"

class
	COM_OBJECT

create
	make_by_pointer,
	make_with_program_id,
	make_active_object_with_program_id


feature {NONE} -- Initialization

	make_by_pointer (an_item: POINTER)
			-- Initialize Current with `an_item'.
		do
		end

	make_with_program_id (a_name: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL)
			-- Initialization
			-- Example of program ID: "Word.Application"
		do
		end

	make_active_object_with_program_id (a_name: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL)
			-- Initialize with running object of `a_name'
			-- Example of program ID: "Word.Application"
		do
		end

feature -- Method	

	call_method (a_name: STRING; a_args: detachable TUPLE)
			-- Call OLE method
		require
			a_args_valid: valid_arguments (a_args)
		do
		end

	call_property_get (a_name: STRING; a_args: detachable TUPLE)
			-- Call OLE property get
		require
			a_args_valid: valid_arguments (a_args)
		do
		end

	call_property_put (a_name: STRING; a_args: detachable TUPLE)
			-- Call OLE property put
		require
			a_args_valid: valid_arguments (a_args)
		do
		end

	call_property_put_ref (a_name: STRING; a_args: detachable TUPLE)
			-- Call OLE property put ref
		require
			a_args_valid: valid_arguments (a_args)
		do
		end

feature -- Access

	last_object: detachable COM_OBJECT
			-- Last object from call result
		do
		end

	last_string: detachable STRING_32
			-- Last string from call result
		do
		end

feature -- Status report

	exists: BOOLEAN
			-- Is Current properly associated to a COM object?
		do
		end

	is_successful: BOOLEAN
			-- Was last call to a COM routine of `Current' successful?
		do
		end

	valid_arguments (a_args: detachable TUPLE): BOOLEAN
			-- Is `a_args' valid as arguments of OLE method call?
		do
		end

note
	copyright: "Copyright (c) 1984-2012, Eiffel Software and others"
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	licensing_options: "http://www.eiffel.com/licensing"
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end