ITask::GetRecurrencePattern

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The GetRecurrencePattern method gets the IRecurrencePattern object that represents the recurrence attributes of a task. If there are no existing recurrence attributes, an empty IRecurrencePattern object is returned.

Syntax

HRESULT GetRecurrencePattern(
  IRecurrencePattern ** ppRec
);

Parameters

ppRec
[out] Reference to the recurrence pattern.

Return Values

This method returns the standard values E_INVALIDARG, E_OUTOFMEMORY, E_UNEXPECTED, and E_FAIL, as well as the following:

S_OK
The method completed successfully.

Example

The following code sets the recurrence pattern attributes for a new task.

void CreateRecurringTask(IApplication * pApp)
{
    ITask * pTask;
    IRecurrencePattern * pRec;
    SYSTEMTIME st;
    DATE date;

    // Create task.
    polApp->CreateItem(olTaskItem, (IDispatch**)&pTask);
    pTask->put_Subject(TEXT("Recurring Task"));

    // Convert Monday, 4/5/99 to a DATE.
    memset(&st, 0, sizeof(SYSTEMTIME));
    st.wMonth = 4;
    st.wDay   = 5;
    st.wYear  = 1999;
    polApp->SystemTimetoVariantTime(&st, &date);

    // Set the start and due date, and save the task.
    polTask->put_StartDate(date);
    polTask->put_DueDate(date);
    polTask->put_Importance(olImportanceHigh);

    // Set the recurrence pattern.
    pTask->GetRecurrencePattern(&pRec);
    pRec->put_RecurrenceType(olRecursWeekly);
    pRec->put_DayOfWeekMask(olTuesday);
    pRec->put_NoEndDate(TRUE);
    polTask->Save();

    // Release objects.
    pTask->Release();
    pRec->Release();
}

Requirements

Pocket PC: Pocket PC 2000 and later
Smartphone: Smartphone 2002 and later
OS Versions: Windows CE 3.0 and later
Header: pimstore.h
Library: pimstore.lib

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