Function _midlSAFEARRAY

comtypes/safearray.py:61–72

This function mimics the 'SAFEARRAY(aType)' IDL idiom. It returns a subtype of SAFEARRAY, instances will be built with a typecode VT_... corresponding to the aType, which must be one of the supported ctypes.

(itemtype: "type[_CT]")

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# This is THE PUBLIC function: the gateway to the SAFEARRAY functionality.
def _midlSAFEARRAY(itemtype: "type[_CT]") -> "type[hints.LP_SAFEARRAY[_CT]]":
    """This function mimics the 'SAFEARRAY(aType)' IDL idiom.  It
    returns a subtype of SAFEARRAY, instances will be built with a
    typecode VT_...  corresponding to the aType, which must be one of
    the supported ctypes.
    """
    try:
        return POINTER(_safearray_type_cache[itemtype])  # type: ignore
    except KeyError:
        sa_type = _make_safearray_type(itemtype)
        _safearray_type_cache[itemtype] = sa_type
        return POINTER(sa_type)  # type: ignore


def _make_safearray_type(itemtype):