WICMapGuidToShortName function

Obtains the short name associated with a given GUID.

Syntax

HRESULT WICMapGuidToShortName(
  _In_    REFGUID guid,
  _In_    UINT    cchName,
  _Inout_ WCHAR   *wzName,
  _Out_   UINT    *pcchActual
);

Parameters

guid [in]

Type: REFGUID

The GUID to retrieve the short name for.

cchName [in]

Type: UINT

The size of the wzName buffer.

wzName [in, out]

Type: WCHAR*

A pointer that receives the short name associated with the GUID.

pcchActual [out]

Type: UINT*

The actual size needed to retrieve the entire short name associated with the GUID.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this function succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

Windows Imaging Component (WIC) short name mappings can be found within the following registry key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
   CLSID
      {FAE3D380-FEA4-4623-8C75-C6B61110B681}
         Namespace
            ...

Requirements