IKnownFolder::GetPath method (shobjidl_core.h)

Retrieves the path of a known folder as a string.

Syntax

HRESULT GetPath(
  [in]  DWORD  dwFlags,
  [out] LPWSTR *ppszPath
);

Parameters

[in] dwFlags

Type: DWORD

Flags that specify special retrieval options. This value can be 0; otherwise, one or more of the KNOWN_FOLDER_FLAG values.

[out] ppszPath

Type: LPWSTR*

When this method returns, contains the address of a pointer to a null-terminated buffer that contains the path. The calling application is responsible for calling CoTaskMemFree to free this resource when it is no longer needed.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

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

Remarks

Equivalent to SHGetKnownFolderPath

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	shobjidl_core.h (include Shobjidl.h)
DLL	Shell32.dll

See also

IKnownFolder

Known Folders Sample

SHGetKnownFolderPath