VST 3 Interfaces: IMessage Class Reference
Author: Steinberg

VST 3 Interfaces VST 3.7 SDK for developing VST plug-in

Public Member Functions | Static Public Attributes | List of all members
IMessage Class Referenceabstract

Private plug-in message: Vst::IMessage. More...

`#include <ivstmessage.h>`

Inheritance diagram for IMessage:

## Public Member Functions
virtual FIDString | getMessageID ()=0
| Returns the message ID (for example "TextMessage"). More...
virtual void | setMessageID (FIDString id)=0
| Sets a message ID (for example "TextMessage"). More...
virtual IAttributeList * | getAttributes ()=0
| Returns the attribute list associated to the message. More...
Public Member Functions inherited from FUnknown
virtual tresult | queryInterface (const TUID _iid, void **obj)=0
virtual uint32 | addRef ()=0
virtual uint32 | release ()=0

## Static Public Attributes
static const FUID | iid
Static Public Attributes inherited from FUnknown
static const FUID | iid

## Detailed Description

Private plug-in message: Vst::IMessage.

- [host imp]
- [create via IHostApplication::createInstance]
- [released: 3.0.0]
- [mandatory]

Messages are sent from a VST controller component to a VST editor component and vice versa.

See also
  IAttributeList, IConnectionPoint, vst3Communication

## Member Function Documentation

## ◆ getMessageID()

virtual FIDString getMessageID | ( |  | ) |
| pure virtual

Returns the message ID (for example "TextMessage").

Implemented in HostMessage.

## ◆ setMessageID()

virtual void setMessageID | ( | FIDString | id | ) |
| pure virtual

Sets a message ID (for example "TextMessage").

## ◆ getAttributes()

virtual IAttributeList * getAttributes | ( |  | ) |
| pure virtual

Returns the attribute list associated to the message.

Implemented in HostMessage.

## Member Data Documentation

## ◆ iid

const FUID iid
| static

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