SHDESCRIPTIONID structure (shlobj_core.h)

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04/02/2021

Receives item data in response to a call to SHGetDataFromIDList.

Syntax

typedef struct _SHDESCRIPTIONID {
  DWORD dwDescriptionId;
  CLSID clsid;
} SHDESCRIPTIONID, *LPSHDESCRIPTIONID;

Members

dwDescriptionId

Type: DWORD

Receives a value that determines what type the item is. One of the following values.

SHDID_ROOT_REGITEM

The item is a registered item on the desktop.

SHDID_FS_FILE

The item is a file.

SHDID_FS_DIRECTORY

The item is a folder.

SHDID_FS_OTHER

The item is an unidentified item in the file system.

SHDID_COMPUTER_DRIVE35

The item is a 3.5-inch floppy drive.

SHDID_COMPUTER_DRIVE525

The item is a 5.25-inch floppy drive.

SHDID_COMPUTER_REMOVABLE

The item is a removable disk.

SHDID_COMPUTER_FIXED

The item is a fixed hard disk.

SHDID_COMPUTER_NETDRIVE

The item is a drive that is mapped to a network share.

SHDID_COMPUTER_CDROM

The item is a CD-ROM drive.

SHDID_COMPUTER_RAMDISK

The item is a RAM disk.

SHDID_COMPUTER_OTHER

The item is an unidentified system device.

SHDID_NET_DOMAIN

The item is a network domain.

SHDID_NET_SERVER

The item is a network server.

SHDID_NET_SHARE

The item is a network share.

SHDID_NET_RESTOFNET

Not currently used.

SHDID_NET_OTHER

The item is an unidentified network resource.

SHDID_COMPUTER_IMAGING

Windows XP and later. Not currently used.

SHDID_COMPUTER_AUDIO