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WindowsSubstringWithSpecifiedLength function (winstring.h)

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Retrieves a substring from the specified string. The substring starts at a specified character position and has a specified length.

Syntax

HRESULT WindowsSubstringWithSpecifiedLength(
  HSTRING string,
  UINT32  startIndex,
  UINT32  length,
  HSTRING *newString
);

Parameters

string

Type: [in] HSTRING

The original string.

startIndex

Type: [in] UINT32

The zero-based starting character position of a substring in this instance.

length

Type: [in] UINT32

The number of characters in the substring.

newString

Type: [out] HSTRING*

A string that is equivalent to the substring that begins at startIndex in string, or NULL if startIndex is equal to the length of string.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

This function can return one of these values.

Return code Description
S_OK
 The substring was created successfully.
E_INVALIDARG
 newString is NULL, or startIndex plus length is greater than MAXUINT32, which is 4,294,967,295; that is, hexadecimal 0xFFFFFFFF.
E_BOUNDS
 startIndex is greater than the length of string, or startIndex plus length indicates a position not within string.
E_OUTOFMEMORY
 Failed to allocate the new substring.

Remarks

Each call to the WindowsSubstringWithSpecifiedLength function must be matched with a corresponding call to WindowsDeleteString.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 8 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2012 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform Windows
Header winstring.h

See also

WindowsDeleteString