GetTypeDetail method

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Called by MSHTML to obtain the name of the selection type.

Syntax

HRESULT retVal = object.GetTypeDetail(pTypeDetail);

Parameters

  • pTypeDetail [out]
    Type: BSTR

    BSTR that specifies the name of the selection type.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

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

Remarks

You should implement this method to provide the name of a selection type that will be returned by IHTMLSelectionObject2::typeDetail.

This method allows your host application to provide the name of a selection type when implementing a custom selection mechanism.

MSHTML will return a value of undefined if the host does not implement this method.

See also

IHTMLSelectionObject2::typeDetail