PathIsURL function
Applies to: desktop apps only
Tests a given string to determine if it conforms to a valid URL format.
Syntax
BOOL PathIsURL( __in LPCTSTR pszPath );
Parameters
- pszPath [in]
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Type: LPCTSTR
A pointer to a null-terminated string of maximum length MAX_PATH that contains the URL path to validate.
Return value
Type: BOOL
Returns TRUE if pszPath has a valid URL format, or FALSE otherwise.
Remarks
This function does not verify that the path points to an existing site—only that it has a valid URL format.
Examples
#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream.h>
#include "Shlwapi.h"
void main( void )
{
// String path name 1.
char buffer_1[ ] = "http://www.microsoft.com/software/index.html";
char *lpStr1;
lpStr1 = buffer_1;
// String path name 2.
char buffer_2[ ] = "http://www.microsoft.com";
char *lpStr2;
lpStr2 = buffer_2;
// String path name 3.
char buffer_3[ ] = "microsoft.com";
char *lpStr3;
lpStr3 = buffer_3;
// Variable to get the return
// from "PathIsURL".
int retval;
// Test path name 1.
retval = PathIsURL(lpStr1);
cout << "The contents of String 1: " << lpStr1
<< "\nThe return value from the function is " << retval << " = TRUE" << endl;
// Test path name 2.
retval = PathIsURL(lpStr2);
cout << "The contents of String 2: " << lpStr2
<< "\nThe return value from the function is " << retval << " = TRUE" << endl;
// Test path name 3.
retval = PathIsURL(lpStr3);
cout << "The contents of String 3: " << lpStr3
<< "\nThe return value from the function is " << retval << " = FALSE"<< endl;
}
OUTPUT:
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The contents of String 1: http://www.microsoft.com/software/index.html
The return value from the function is 1 = TRUE
The contents of String 2: http://www.microsoft.com
The return value from the function is 1 = TRUE
The contents of String 3: microsoft.com
The return value from the function is 0 = FALSE
Requirements
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Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP |
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Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server |
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Unicode and ANSI names | PathIsURLW (Unicode) and PathIsURLA (ANSI) |
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Build date: 3/7/2012
