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DirectPlay Question

Graphics and GPU Programming Programming

Started by GameDev.net November 10, 1999 05:43 PM

0 comments, last by GameDev.net 24 years, 7 months ago

Anonymous

November 10, 1999 05:43 PM

When getting a pointer to a DirectPlayLobby interface, what is the difference between calling DirectPlayLobbyCreate() and CoCreateInstance()????

Thanks in advance for your relpy...

Andy

Splat

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November 10, 1999 05:43 PM

In short, very little. CoCreateInstance() is a universal way of creating DX (and other) COM objects. DirectPlayLobbyCreate() just simplifies the process a wee bit.

I personally get all my interfaces with CoCreateInstance() just because it unifies my code a little bit.

- Splat