ATL Internals

The Classic Guide to ATLa &quote;Now Updated for ATL 8 and Visual Studio 2005 Four leading Windows programming experts systematically reveal ATLs inner workings, explaining not just how ATL works, but why it works the way it does. Client-side developers will master ATLs resources for windowing, COM control, MFC integration, web service proxy generation, and more. Server-side programmers will discover ATLs full COM server and object services, and its extensive support for high-throughput, high-concurrency web applications, and services. Every Windows developer will learn powerful ways to increase flexibility, reduce overhead, and maximize transparency and control. a Discover ATLs internals through diagrams, example code, and internal ATL implementation code a Walk through wizards that simplify ATL usage in common applications a Master string handling in C++, COM, and ATL a Leverage ATL smart types, including CComPtr, CComQIPtr, CComBSTR, and CComVariant a Understand and choose the right options for implementing IUnknown a Create glue code that exposes COM objects from COM servers a Use canned interface implementations to support object persistence, COM collections, enumerators, and connection points a Build standalone applications and UI components with ATL window classes and controls a Use ATL Server to develop web applications that run on Microsoft IIS