IOpcSignatureReference::GetType method (msopc.h)

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10/13/2021

Gets a string that indicates the type of the referenced XML element.

Syntax

HRESULT GetType(
  [out, retval] LPWSTR *type
);

Parameters

[out, retval] type

A string that indicates the type of the referenced XML element.

If the type is not set, the type parameter will be the empty string "".

Return value

The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

Return code	Description
S_OK	The method succeeded.
E_POINTER	The type parameter is NULL.

Remarks

This method allocates memory used by the string returned in type. If the method succeeds, call the CoTaskMemFree function to free the memory.

Providing a type for the referenced XML element is optional. If used, the type of the referenced element is serialized in the signature markup as the optional Type attribute value of a Reference element.

The caller can use the type of the referenced element to indicate whether the element is an Object, SignatureProperty, or Manifest element. This identification can aid the caller in processing the reference.

Thread Safety

Packaging objects are not thread-safe.

For more information, see the Getting Started with the Packaging API.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	msopc.h