IsValidURL function

Determines if a specified string is a valid URL.

Syntax

HRESULT IsValidURL(
  _In_       LPBC    pBC,
  _In_       LPCWSTR szURL,
  _Reserved_ DWORD   dwReserved
);

Parameters

  • pBC [in]
    A pointer to the IBindCtx interface. This parameter is currently ignored. It should be set to NULL.

  • szURL [in]
    A pointer to a string value that contains the full URL to check.

  • dwReserved [in]
    Reserved. Must be set to 0.

Return value

Returns one of the following values.

Return code Description
S_OK

The szURL parameter contains a valid URL.

S_FALSE

The szURL parameter does not contain a valid URL.

E_INVALIDARG

One of the parameters is invalid.

 

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows XP

Minimum supported server

Windows 2000 Server

Product

Internet Explorer 3.0

Header

Urlmon.h

Library

Urlmon.lib

DLL

Urlmon.dll