SetupDiGetClassPropertyKeysExW function (setupapi.h)

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02/03/2023

The SetupDiGetClassPropertyKeysEx function retrieves an array of the device property keys that represent the device properties that are set for a device setup class or a device interface class on a local or a remote computer.

Syntax

WINSETUPAPI BOOL SetupDiGetClassPropertyKeysExW(
  [in]            const GUID *ClassGuid,
  [out, optional] DEVPROPKEY *PropertyKeyArray,
  [in]            DWORD      PropertyKeyCount,
  [out, optional] PDWORD     RequiredPropertyKeyCount,
  [in]            DWORD      Flags,
  [in, optional]  PCWSTR     MachineName,
                  PVOID      Reserved
);

Parameters

[in] ClassGuid

A pointer to a GUID that represents a device setup class or a device interface class. SetupDiGetClassPropertyKeysEx retrieves an array of the device property keys that represent device properties that are set for the specified class. For information about specifying the class type, see the Flags parameter.

[out, optional] PropertyKeyArray

A pointer to a buffer that receives an array of DEVPROPKEY-typed values, where each value is a device property key that represents a device property that is set for the device setup class. The pointer is optional and can be NULL. For more information, see the Remarks section later in this topic.

[in] PropertyKeyCount

The size, in DEVPROPKEY-type values, of the PropertyKeyArray buffer. If PropertyKeyArray is set to NULL, PropertyKeyCount must be set to zero.

[out, optional] RequiredPropertyKeyCount

A pointer to a DWORD-typed variable that receives the number of requested property keys. The pointer is optional and can be set to NULL.

[in] Flags

One of the following values, which specifies whether to retrieve class property keys for a device setup class or for a device interface class.

DICLASSPROP_INSTALLER

ClassGuid specifies a device setup class. This flag cannot be used with DICLASSPROP_INTERFACE.

DICLASSPROP_INTERFACE

ClassGuid specifies a device interface class. This flag cannot be used with DICLASSPROP_INSTALLER.

[in, optional] MachineName

A pointer to a NULL-terminated string that contains the UNC name, including the "\" prefix, of a computer. The pointer can be NULL. If the pointer is NULL, SetupDiGetClassPropertyKeysEx retrieves the requested information from the local computer.

Caution

Using this function to access remote machines is not supported beginning with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, as this functionality has been removed.

Reserved

This parameter must be set to NULL.

Return value

SetupDiGetClassPropertyKeysEx returns TRUE if it is successful. Otherwise, it returns FALSE, and the logged error can be retrieved by calling GetLastError.

The following table includes some of the more common error codes that this function might log.

Return code	Description
ERROR_INVALID_FLAGS	The value of Flags is not valid.
ERROR_INVALID_CLASS	If the DICLASSPROP_INSTALLER flag is specified, this error code indicates that the device setup class that is specified by ClassGuid does not exist.
ERROR_INVALID_REFERENCE_STRING	The reference string for the device interface that is specified by ClassGuild is not valid. This error might be returned when the DICLASSPROP_INTERFACE flag is specified.
ERROR_INVALID_DATA	An unspecified data value is not valid. One possibility is that the ClassGuid value is not valid.
ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	An unspecified parameter is not valid.
ERROR_INVALID_USER_BUFFER	A user buffer is not valid. One possibility is that PropertyKeyArray is NULL, and PropertKeyCount is not zero.
ERROR_INVALID_MACHINENAME	The computer name that is specified by MachineName is not valid.
ERROR_NO_SUCH_INTERFACE_CLASS	If the DICLASSPROP_INTERFACE flag is specified, this error code indicates that the device interface class that is specified by ClassGuid does not exist.
ERROR_INSUFFICENT_BUFFER	The PropertyKeyArray buffer is not large enough to hold all the property keys, or an internal data buffer that was passed to a system call was too small.
ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY	There was not enough system memory available to complete the operation.
ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED	The caller does not have Administrator privileges.

Remarks

SetupDiGetClassPropertyKeysEx is part of the unified device property model.

A caller of SetupDiGetClassPropertyKeysEx must be a member of the Administrators group to retrieve device property keys for a device class.

If the PropertyKeyArray buffer is not large enough to hold all the requested property keys, SetupDiGetClassPropertyKeysEx does not retrieve any property keys and returns ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER. If the caller supplied a RequiredPropertyKeyCount pointer, SetupDiGetClassPropertyKeysEx sets the value of *RequiredPropertyKeyCount to the required size, in DEVPROPKEY-typed values, of the PropertyKeyArray buffer.

To retrieve a device class property on a remote computer, call SetupDiGetClassPropertyEx, and to set a device class property on a remote computer, call SetupDiSetClassPropertyEx.

To retrieve the property keys for a device setup class or device interface class on a local computer, call SetupDiGetClassPropertyKeys.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Available in Windows Vista and later versions of Windows.
Target Platform	DesktopFor universal, call CM_Get_Class_Property_Keys_Ex
Header	setupapi.h (include Setupapi.h)
Library	Setupapi.lib