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IIDFromString (Compact 2013)

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3/26/2014

This function converts a string generated by the StringFromIID function back into the original interface identifier (IID).

Syntax

WINOLEAPI IIDFromString(
  LPOLESTR lpsz,
  LPIID lpiid
);

Parameters

  • lpsz
    [in] Pointer to the string representation of the IID.
  • lpiid
    [out] Pointer to the requested IID on return.

Return Value

This function supports the standard return values E_INVALIDARG and E_OUTOFMEMORY, as well as the following:

  • S_OK
    The string was successfully converted.

Remarks

The function converts the interface identifier in a way that guarantees different interface identifiers will always be converted to different strings.

To determine whether the platform supports this function, see Determining Supported COM APIs.

Requirements

Header

objbase.h

Library

ole32.lib

See Also

Reference

COM Functions
StringFromIID