PathIsURL function
Tests a given string to determine if it conforms to a valid URL format.
Syntax
BOOL PathIsURL( _In_ LPCTSTR pszPath );
Parameters
- pszPath [in]
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Type: LPCTSTR
A pointer to a null-terminated string of maximum length MAX_PATH that contains the URL path to validate.
Return value
Type: BOOL
Returns TRUE if pszPath has a valid URL format, or FALSE otherwise.
Remarks
This function does not verify that the path points to an existing site—only that it has a valid URL format.
Examples
#include <windows.h> #include <iostream.h> #include "Shlwapi.h" void main( void ) { // String path name 1. char buffer_1[ ] = "http://www.microsoft.com/software/index.html"; char *lpStr1; lpStr1 = buffer_1; // String path name 2. char buffer_2[ ] = "http://www.microsoft.com"; char *lpStr2; lpStr2 = buffer_2; // String path name 3. char buffer_3[ ] = "microsoft.com"; char *lpStr3; lpStr3 = buffer_3; // Variable to get the return // from "PathIsURL". int retval; // Test path name 1. retval = PathIsURL(lpStr1); cout << "The contents of String 1: " << lpStr1 << "\nThe return value from the function is " << retval << " = TRUE" << endl; // Test path name 2. retval = PathIsURL(lpStr2); cout << "The contents of String 2: " << lpStr2 << "\nThe return value from the function is " << retval << " = TRUE" << endl; // Test path name 3. retval = PathIsURL(lpStr3); cout << "The contents of String 3: " << lpStr3 << "\nThe return value from the function is " << retval << " = FALSE"<< endl; } OUTPUT: ============= The contents of String 1: http://www.microsoft.com/software/index.html The return value from the function is 1 = TRUE The contents of String 2: http://www.microsoft.com The return value from the function is 1 = TRUE The contents of String 3: microsoft.com The return value from the function is 0 = FALSE
Requirements
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Minimum supported client |
Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP [desktop apps only] |
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Minimum supported server |
Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
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Header |
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Unicode and ANSI names |
PathIsURLW (Unicode) and PathIsURLA (ANSI) |
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