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nsIFactory

A class factory allows the creation of nsISupports derived components without specifying a concrete base class. This interface is scriptable.

Methods
createInstance

Creates an instance of an object that implements the specified IID.

Syntax: 

void nsIFactory::createInstance(in nsISupports aOuter,
	in nsIIDRef iid,
	[retval, iid_is(iid)] out nsQIResult result)

Parameters:

aOuter: Pointer to a component that wishes to be aggregated in the resulting instance. This will be nsnull if no aggregation is requested.
iid: The IID of the interface being requested in the component which is being currently created.
result: [out] Pointer to the newly created instance, if successful.

nsresult:

NS_OK if the component was successfully created and the interface being requested was successfully returned in result.
NS_NOINTERFACE if the interface not accessible.
NS_ERROR_NO_AGGREGATION if an 'outer' object is supplied, but the component is not aggregatable.
NS_ERROR* if there is a method failure.
lockFactory

Provides the client a way to keep the component in memory until the client is finished with it. The client can call lockFactory(PR_TRUE) to lock the factory and lockFactory(PR_FALSE) to release the factory.

Syntax: 

void nsIFactory::lockFactory(in PRBool lock)

Parameters:

lock must be PR_TRUE or PR_FALSE

nsresult:

NS_OK if the lock operation was successful.
NS_ERROR* if there is a method failure.
Written by:Ellen Evans | Comments, questions, complaints? Bug 143387
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