MSDN RPC marshal document wrong?

Question

Hello everyone,

I am using VSTS 2008 + Native C++ to develop RPC programs (both client and server). I am reading MSDN document for marshalling (The wire_marshal Attribute).

I think this sentence is wrong:

"For an [out]-only parameter, the server transmits to the client. The server needs the <type>_UserSize and <type>_UserMarshal functions, while the client needs the <type>_UserMarshal function.".

I think when using [out] parameter, for client, it needs to convert from transmission type to application representation type -- which should be the unmarshal process (other than marshal process).
So, I think the sentence should say "while the client needs the <type>_UserUnmarshal function" other than "<type>_UserMarshal".

Any comments? Am I correct?

thanks in advance, George

Answer 1

You can take a look at the document Remote Procedure Call Protocol Extensions, at Windows Server Protocols documentation.