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IShellLink interface

Applies to: desktop apps only

Exposes methods that create, modify, and resolve Shell links.

Members

The IShellLink interface inherits from the IUnknown interface. IShellLink also has these types of members:

Methods

Methods

The IShellLink interface has these methods.

Method	Description
GetArguments	Gets the command-line arguments associated with a Shell link object.
GetDescription	Gets the description string for a Shell link object.
GetHotkey	Gets the keyboard shortcut (hot key) for a Shell link object.
GetIconLocation	Gets the location (path and index) of the icon for a Shell link object.
GetIDList	Gets the list of item identifiers for the target of a Shell link object.
GetPath	Gets the path and file name of the target of a Shell link object.
GetShowCmd	Gets the show command for a Shell link object.
GetWorkingDirectory	Gets the name of the working directory for a Shell link object.
Resolve	Attempts to find the target of a Shell link, even if it has been moved or renamed.
SetArguments	Sets the command-line arguments for a Shell link object.
SetDescription	Sets the description for a Shell link object. The description can be any application-defined string.
SetHotkey	Sets a keyboard shortcut (hot key) for a Shell link object.
SetIconLocation	Sets the location (path and index) of the icon for a Shell link object.
SetIDList	Sets the PIDL for a Shell link object.
SetPath	Sets the path and file name for the target of a Shell link object.
SetRelativePath	Sets the relative path to the Shell link object.
SetShowCmd	Sets the show command for a Shell link object. The show command sets the initial show state of the window.
SetWorkingDirectory	Sets the name of the working directory for a Shell link object.

Remarks

Note This interface cannot be used to create a link to a URL.

The IShellLink interface has an ANSI version (IShellLinkA) and a Unicode version (IShellLinkW). The version that will be used depends on whether you compile for ANSI or Unicode.