ICatalogManager::RenameDefinition
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Use this method to rename a definition.
Definition
HRESULT ICatalogManager::RenameDefinition(BSTRstrOldName,BSTRstrNewName);
Parameters
strOldName
[in] A BSTR that contains the existing name of the definition.
strNewName
[in] A BSTR that contains the wanted name of the definition.
Return Values
This method returns an HRESULT indicating whether it completed successfully. See the Error Values section for more details.
Error Values
This method returns S_OK (0x00000000) to indicate success and either standard or custom COM HRESULT error values to indicate failure. For more information about standard COM errors, see Standard COM Errors.
The following table shows the custom COM errors that this method can return.
| Constant | Value | Description |
| E_CAT_DEFINITION_DOESNT_EXIST | 0x8898000B | The specified old definition name did not exist. |
| E_CAT_DEFINITION_EXISTS | 0x8898000A | A definition with the specified new name already existed. |
Additional information may be available using the global Err object, which can be accessed using the API function GetErrorInfo. In particular, the GetDescription method of the IErrorInfo interface may return a text description of the error.
Remarks
This method affects every product and category using the definition.
For more information about memory ownership issues related to COM property and method parameters, see Managing COM Parameter Memory.