InitPropVariantFromCLSID function (propvarutil.h)

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02/22/2024

Initializes a PROPVARIANT structure based on a class identifier (CLSID).

Syntax

PSSTDAPI InitPropVariantFromCLSID(
  [in]  REFCLSID    clsid,
  [out] PROPVARIANT *ppropvar
);

Parameters

[in] clsid

Type: REFCLSID

Reference to the CLSID.

[out] ppropvar

Type: PROPVARIANT*

When this function returns, contains the initialized PROPVARIANT structure.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

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

Remarks

Creates a VT_CLSID propvariant.

Examples

The following example, to be included as part of a larger program, demonstrates how to use InitPropVariantFromCLSID.

PROPVARIANT propvar;

HRESULT hr = InitPropVariantFromCLSID(CLSID_PropertySystem, &propvar);

if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
    // propvar now is valid and has type VT_CLSID.
 
    PropVariantClear(&propvar);
}

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows XP with SP2, Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 with SP1 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	propvarutil.h
Library	Propsys.lib
DLL	Propsys.dll (version 6.0 or later)
Redistributable	Windows Desktop Search (WDS) 3.0