WICMapShortNameToGuid function (wincodec.h)

Obtains the GUID associated with the given short name.

Syntax

HRESULT WICMapShortNameToGuid(
  [in]  PCWSTR wzName,
  [out] GUID   *pguid
);

Parameters

[in] wzName

Type: const WCHAR*

A pointer to the short name.

[out] pguid

Type: GUID*

A pointer that receives the GUID associated with the given short name.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

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

Remarks

You can extend the short name mapping by adding to the following registry key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
   CLSID
      {FAE3D380-FEA4-4623-8C75-C6B61110B681}
         Namespace
            ...

For more information, see How to Write a WIC-Enabled Codec.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows XP with SP2, Windows Vista [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	wincodec.h
Library	Windowscodecs.lib
DLL	Windowscodecs.dll