StringFromIID function (COM)

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StringFromIID function

Applies to: desktop apps | Metro style apps

Converts an interface identifier into a string of printable characters.

Syntax

HRESULT StringFromIID(
  __in   REFIID rclsid,
  __out  LPOLESTR *lplpsz
);

Parameters

rclsid [in]

The interface identifier to be converted.

lplpsz [out]

The address of a pointer variable that receives a pointer to the resulting string. The string that represents rclsid includes enclosing braces.

Return value

This function can return the standard return values E_OUTOFMEMORY and S_OK.

Remarks

The caller is responsible for freeing the memory allocated for the string by calling the CoTaskMemFree function.

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows 2000 Professional

Minimum supported server

Windows 2000 Server

Header

Objbase.h

Library

Ole32.lib

DLL

Ole32.dll

See also

IIDFromString

 

 

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