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FindActCtxSectionString function

Applies to: desktop apps only

The FindActCtxSectionString function retrieves information on a specific string in the current activation context and returns a ACTCTX_SECTION_KEYED_DATA structure.

Syntax

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BOOL FindActCtxSectionString(
  __in   DWORD dwFlags,
  __in   const GUID *lpExtensionGuid,
  __in   ULONG ulSectionId,
  __in   LPCTSTR lpStringToFind,
  __out  PACTCTX_SECTION_KEYED_DATA ReturnedData
);

Parameters

dwFlags [in]

Flags that determine how this function is to operate. Only the following flag is currently defined.

Value	Meaning
FIND_ACTCTX_SECTION_KEY_RETURN_HACTCTX	This function returns the activation context handle where the redirection data was found in the hActCtx member of the ACTCTX_SECTION_KEYED_DATA structure. The caller must use ReleaseActCtx to release this activation context.

lpExtensionGuid [in]

Reserved; must be null.

ulSectionId [in]

Identifier of the string section of the activation context in which to search for the specific string.

The following are valid string section identifiers:

ACTIVATION_CONTEXT_SECTION_ASSEMBLY_INFORMATION
ACTIVATION_CONTEXT_SECTION_DLL_REDIRECTION
ACTIVATION_CONTEXT_SECTION_WINDOW_CLASS_REDIRECTION
ACTIVATION_CONTEXT_SECTION_COM_PROGID_REDIRECTION

lpStringToFind [in]

Pointer to a null-terminated string to be used as the search criteria.

ReturnedData [out]

Pointer to an ACTCTX_SECTION_KEYED_DATA structure to be filled out with the requested string information.

Return value

If the function succeeds, it returns TRUE. Otherwise, it returns FALSE.

This function sets errors that can be retrieved by calling GetLastError. For an example, see Retrieving the Last-Error Code. For a complete list of error codes, see System Error Codes.

Remarks

This function should only be called by the Side-by-side API functions or COM methods. Applications should not directly call this function.

Requirements