How does one return a local CComSafeArray to a LPSAFEARRAY output parameter?

Question

I have a COM function that should return a SafeArray via a LPSAFEARRAY* out parameter. The function creates the SafeArray using ATL\'s CComSafeArray te

Answer 1

I'd guess that where was no intent to allow such a use case. Probably it was not the same developer who wrote CComVariant & CComPtr :)

I believe that CComSafeArray's author considered value semantics as major goal; Attach/Detach might simply be a "bonus" feature.