/**
* Serialize data to a SHITEMID item.
* This is a helper function designed to ease the process of serializing internal
* item structures to a Simple PIDL structure.
*/
PCITEMID_CHILD CNseBaseItem::GenerateITEMID(LPVOID pData, SIZE_T cbData)
{
// NOTE: This method assumes that pData points to a structure
// which derives (or has same layout) as the SHITEMID
// structure (= a basic PIDL).
// TODO: Type-safety?
ATLASSERT(pData);
ATLASSERT(cbData>=sizeof(SHITEMID));
LPSHITEMID pSHID = reinterpret_cast<LPSHITEMID>(pData);
pSHID->cb = (USHORT) cbData;
CPidl pidl;
pidl.Create(pSHID);
return (PCITEMID_CHILD) pidl.Detach();
}
