diff --git a/documentation/current/platform-specifics/microsoft-windows/com/eiffelcom-wizard/com-and-eiffel/access-type.wiki b/documentation/current/platform-specifics/microsoft-windows/com/eiffelcom-wizard/com-and-eiffel/access-type.wiki index 3a547afc..9862f68f 100644 --- a/documentation/current/platform-specifics/microsoft-windows/com/eiffelcom-wizard/com-and-eiffel/access-type.wiki +++ b/documentation/current/platform-specifics/microsoft-windows/com/eiffelcom-wizard/com-and-eiffel/access-type.wiki @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Regardless of its location, a COM components can be accessed either through OLE ==Automation== -Accessing a COM component through Automation means using a well-known interface to access to a group of methods and properties. This interface is called '''IDispatch''', and it includes the method invoke that allows calling a method, setting or getting a property on the Automation server. +Accessing a COM component through Automation means using a well-known interface called '''IDispatch''' to access to a group of methods and properties. This interface includes the method invoke that allows calling a method, setting or getting a property on the Automation server. One advantage of this approach is that the interface has a known virtual table layout. As a result, Windows can include a built-in marshaler for that interface (See [[Deeper into COM]] for information on marshalers). The supported types (known as Automation types) and their Eiffel equivalents are listed in the following table: @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ float REAL | -2 bytes real +4-byte real value |- |