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IActiveDesktop::GetWallpaper method (shlobj_core.h)

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Gets the current wallpaper.

Syntax

HRESULT GetWallpaper(
  [out] PWSTR pwszWallpaper,
        UINT  cchWallpaper,
        DWORD dwFlags
);

Parameters

[out] pwszWallpaper

Type: PWSTR

When this method returns, contains a pointer to a null-terminated, Unicode buffer that contains the file name of the wallpaper.

cchWallpaper

Type: UINT

The size of the pwszWallpaper string, in characters.

dwFlags

Type: DWORD

The type of wallpaper to get. One of the following values.

AD_GETWP_BMP (0x00000000)

Get a bitmap.

AD_GETWP_IMAGE (0x00000001)

Get an image.

AD_GETWP_LAST_APPLIED (0x00000002)

Get the type of wallpaper that was last applied.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

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

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header shlobj_core.h
DLL Shell32.dll (version 4.71 or later)