# IStream::Clone

Creates a new stream object with its own seek pointer that references the same bytes as the original stream.

HRESULT Clone(

IStream ** ppstm | //Points to location for pointer to the new stream object
); |

Parameter

ppstm
  [out] When successful, points to the location of an IStream pointer to the new stream object. If an error occurs, this parameter is NULL.

Return Values

S_OK
  The stream was successfully cloned.
E_PENDING
  Asynchronous Storage only: Part or all of the stream’s data is currently unavailable. For more information see IFillLockBytes and Asynchronous Storage.
STG_E_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY
  The stream was not cloned due to a lack of memory.
STG_E_INVALIDPOINTER
  The ppStm pointer is not valid.
STG_E_REVERTED
  The object has been invalidated by a revert operation above it in the transaction tree.

Remarks

This method creates a new stream object for accessing the same bytes but using a separate seek pointer. The new stream object sees the same data as the source stream object. Changes written to one object are immediately visible in the other. Range locking is shared between the stream objects.

The initial setting of the seek pointer in the cloned stream instance is the same as the current setting of the seek pointer in the original stream at the time of the clone operation.

See Also

IStream - Compound File Implementation, IStream::CopyTo