Re: RegisterFactory vs. RegisterFactoryLocation

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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