Post from 2026-02-01 10:04:24

Raymond Chen published half dozen posts about SAFEARRAY handling:

What’s the difference between Safe­Array­Access­Data and Safe­Array­Add­Ref?
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260126-00/?p=112016

A digression on the design and implementation of Safe­Array­Add­Ref and extending APIs in general
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260127-00/?p=112018

Why did I lose the data even though I called Safe­Array­Add­Ref?
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260128-00/?p=112021

How can I retain access to the data in a SAFEARRAY after my method returns?
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260129-00/?p=112023

Why not store the SAFEARRAY reference count as a hidden allocation next to the SAFEARRAY?
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260130-00/?p=112025

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