IDeleteBrowsingHistory::DeleteBrowsingHistory Method

Indicates what type of browsing history to delete.

Syntax

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HRESULT DeleteBrowsingHistory(
    DWORD dwFlags
);

Parameters

dwFlags

The type of history to delete. Any combination of the following flags:

DELETE_BROWSING_HISTORY_HISTORY

List of visited websites.

DELETE_BROWSING_HISTORY_COOKIES

Files stored on the computer that save user preferences.

DELETE_BROWSING_HISTORY_TIF

Copies of webpages, images, and media stored in the Temporary Internet Files (TIF) folder.

DELETE_BROWSING_HISTORY_FORMDATA

Information typed into forms.

DELETE_BROWSING_HISTORY_PASSWORDS

Saved passwords and logon information.

DELETE_BROWSING_HISTORY_PRESERVEFAVORITES

If specified, the extension should attempt to preserve cookies and files saved from favorite websites.

DELETE_BROWSING_HISTORY_DOWNLOADHISTORY  

Internet Explorer 9. List of recently downloaded files.

Return Value

Returns S_OK if successful, or an error value otherwise.

Remarks

This method is implemented by browser extensions. Internet Explorer invokes this method with the user selections from the Delete Browsing History dialog box. Extensions that implement this interface should securely remove their own data when instructed to do so.