TranslateURL function

Applies common translations to a given URL string, creating a new URL string.

Syntax

HRESULT WINAPI TranslateURL(
   LPCSTR pcszURL,
   DWORD  dwInFlags,
   LPSTR  *ppszTranslatedURL
);

Parameters

pcszURL

Address of the URL string to be translated.

dwInFlags

Bit flags that specify how the URL string is to be translated. This value can be one or more of the following:

TRANSLATEURL_FL_GUESS_PROTOCOL

If the protocol scheme is not specified in the pcszURL parameter of TranslateURL, the system automatically chooses a scheme and adds it to the URL.

TRANSLATEURL_FL_USE_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL

If the protocol scheme is not specified in the pcszURL parameter of TranslateURL, the system adds the default protocol to the URL.

ppszTranslatedURL

Address of the pointer to the newly created, translated URL string, if any. The ppszTranslatedURL parameter is valid only if the function returns S_OK.

Return value

Returns one of the following values:

Remarks

TranslateURL changes the protocol of the URL based on the flags set in dwInFlags. This function does not validate the input URL string. A successful return value does not indicate that the URL strings are valid URLs.

Requirements