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InitPropVariantFromString function

Applies to: desktop apps only

Initializes a PROPVARIANT structure based on a specified string.

Syntax

HRESULT InitPropVariantFromString(
  __in   PCWSTR psz,
  __out  PROPVARIANT *ppropvar
);

Parameters

psz [in]

Type: PCWSTR

Pointer to a buffer that contains the source Unicode string.

ppropvar [out]

Type: PROPVARIANT*

When this function returns, contains the initialized PROPVARIANT structure.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this function succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

This is an inline function, with its source code provided in the header. It is not included in any .dll or .lib file.

Examples

The following example, to be included as part of a larger program, demonstrates how to use InitPropVariantFromString.


PROPVARIANT propvar;
HRESULT hr = InitPropVariantFromString(L"Hello World", &propvar);

if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
    // propvar now is valid and has type VT_LPWSTR.
    PropVariantClear(&propvar);
}

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows XP with SP2, Windows Vista

Minimum supported server

Windows Server 2003 with SP1

Redistributable

Windows Desktop Search (WDS) 3.0

Header

Propvarutil.h

See also

PropVariantToString
PropVariantToStringWithDefault
InitPropVariantFromStringAsVector
InitPropVariantFromStringVector
InitVariantFromString

 

 

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