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How can I find the invalid class when C++/WinRT tells me that the class may not be final?

April 17, 2023 Apr 17, 2023 04/17/23

Raymond Chen

It's in the error details.

How can I convert a WIC bitmap to a Windows Runtime SoftwareBitmap? part 4: Handing it over

April 14, 2023 Apr 14, 2023 04/14/23

Raymond Chen

Just take the whole thing.

How can I convert a WIC bitmap to a Windows Runtime SoftwareBitmap? part 3: Filling the SoftwareBitmap directly

April 13, 2023 Apr 13, 2023 04/13/23

Raymond Chen

Avoiding the intermediate buffer.

How can I convert a WIC bitmap to a Windows Runtime SoftwareBitmap? part 2: Via a buffer

April 12, 2023 Apr 12, 2023 04/12/23

Raymond Chen

Passing raw pixels across.

How can I convert a WIC bitmap to a Windows Runtime SoftwareBitmap? part 1: Via an encoded stream

April 11, 2023 Apr 11, 2023 04/11/23

Raymond Chen

We'll start with the hard way, but it gets easier.

The case of the PasswordVault.Add call that the customer thinks was hung

April 7, 2023 Apr 7, 2023 04/7/23

Raymond Chen

But was it really hung? Or did it just look that way.

An ignored exception can be misinterpreted as a hang, particularly in coroutines

April 6, 2023 Apr 6, 2023 04/6/23

Raymond Chen

I mean, execution seems to have stopped.

How do I modify the contents of a boxed Windows Runtime value?

April 5, 2023 Apr 5, 2023 04/5/23

Raymond Chen

Once it's in the box, you can't change it.

What is the maximum size of a process environment block?

April 4, 2023 Apr 4, 2023 04/4/23

Raymond Chen

There's no hard-coded limit in Windows, but maybe somebody else has a limit.

C++17 creates a practical use of the backward array index operator

April 3, 2023 Apr 3, 2023 04/3/23

Raymond Chen

Possibly more than just a curiosity.