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OleGetIconOfClass function (ole2.h)

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Returns a handle to a metafile containing an icon and a string label for the specified CLSID.

Syntax

HGLOBAL OleGetIconOfClass(
  [in]           REFCLSID rclsid,
  [in, optional] LPOLESTR lpszLabel,
  [in]           BOOL     fUseTypeAsLabel
);

Parameters

[in] rclsid

The CLSID for which the icon and string are to be requested.

[in, optional] lpszLabel

A pointer to the label for the icon.

[in] fUseTypeAsLabel

Indicates whether to use the user type string in the CLSID as the icon label.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to a metafile that contains and icon and label for the specified CLSID. Otherwise, the function returns NULL.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header ole2.h
Library Ole32.lib
DLL Ole32.dll
API set ext-ms-win-com-ole32-l1-1-3 (introduced in Windows 10, version 10.0.10240)

See also

OleGetIconOfFile

OleMetafilePictFromIconAndLabel