3.3 Automation binding

3.3 Automation binding

The Automation binding is responsible for translating the table accesses to the LuaCOM object into COM interface calls. Besides that, it also provides a mechanism for implementing dispinterfaces using ordinary Lua tables.

• 3.3.1 Implementing dispinterfaces in Lua
• 3.3.2 Using Methods and Properties
  • 3.3.2.1 Extensible interfaces
  • 3.3.2.2 Default methods
  • 3.3.2.3 Generic LuaCOM objects
  • 3.3.2.4 Property Access in Lua
  
  
• 3.3.3 Connection Points: handling events
  • 3.3.3.0.1 Message loop
  
  
• 3.3.4 Parameter Passing
  • 3.3.4.1 Calling COM from Lua
    • 3.3.4.1.1 lua2com situation
    • 3.3.4.1.2 com2lua situation
    • 3.3.4.1.3 Generic LuaCOM objects
  • 3.3.4.2 Calling Lua from COM
  
  
• 3.3.5 Exception Handling
  • 3.3.5.0.1 Sample