Doug Turner wrote:
> Christian Biesinger wrote:
>> Hello!
>> What exactly is the difference between RegisterFactory and
>> RegisterFactoryLocation? What does the latter do that the former doesn't?
>
> One registers an instance of a nsIFactory. The other registers a file
> location of a component. See nsIComponentRegistrar.idl.
OK...
>> Can I change existing code to use RegisterFactory instead of
>> RegisterFactoryLocation and will it still work?
>
> Depends on exactly what you are trying to do. Do you already have a
> nsIFactory? If so, converting to registerFactoryLocation() doesn't make
> too much sense.
No, no... Current code uses RegisterFactoryLocation. I would change the
way this code works and it would be easier for me to use RegisterFactory.
I don't necessarily have an nsIFactory, but I can get it easier than the
things I need for ...Location.
I'm more or less trying to make an existing component accessible with
another contract id (required by Mozilla architecture...).
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