Edit

IVssExamineWriterMetadataEx class (vsbackup.h)

  • Article

The IVssExamineWriterMetadataEx interface is a C++ (not COM) interface that provides a method to retrieve the writer instance name and other basic information for a specific writer instance.

To obtain an instance of the IVssExamineWriterMetadataEx interface, call the QueryInterface method of the IVssExamineWriterMetadata interface, passing IID_IVssExamineWriterMetadataEx as the interface identifier (IID) parameter.

Inheritance

The IVssExamineWriterMetadataEx interface inherits from IVssExamineWriterMetadata. IVssExamineWriterMetadataEx also has these types of members:

Methods

The IVssExamineWriterMetadataEx class has these methods.

 
IVssExamineWriterMetadataEx::GetIdentityEx

The GetIdentityEx method obtains the writer instance name and other basic information about a specific writer instance.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 with SP1 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header vsbackup.h (include VsBackup.h, Vss.h, VsWriter.h)

See also

IVssExamineWriterMetadata