Inside ATL (Programming Languages/C)

This book is intended to be a guide to using ATL. We cover topics such as COM by itself, C++ templates, ATL-based COM classes and servers, COM identity and class composition, ATL and ActiveX controls, the ATL wizards, ATL and persistence, ATL and connection points, ATL windowing support, and using ATL to write applications. Early Chapters give an overview of COM and the use of ATL to develop components, controls, and document objects. Subsequent chapters analyze the key design considerations and explore specific programming techniques for such projects as tear-off interfaces, out-of-proc servers, and applications. Concluding chapters cover debugging and more advanced topics. Finally, the enclosed CD-ROM supplies programmers with the book's sample code as well as abundant sample controls and components. ATL can help software development professionals accomplish more and be more productive. ""Inside ATL"" shows them how. "Get Inside ATL and quickly build the ultra-lightweight server-side objects ideally suited for multitier, multithreaded solutions. This book investigates Microsoft's Active Template Library (ATL) in depth-revealing how this innovative framework enables rapid and powerfully intuitive development for business-tier objects. Authoritative coverage begins with a review of the Component Object Model (COM) and the use of templates, and then delves into key component-programming considerations for ActiveX: the Internet, and DCOM."--BOOK JACKET