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RtlIsNameInExpression function

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Determines whether a Unicode string matches the specified pattern.

Syntax

 BOOLEAN  RtlIsNameInExpression(
  _In_     PUNICODE_STRING Expression,
  _In_     PUNICODE_STRING Name,
  _In_     BOOLEAN         IgnoreCase,
  _In_opt_ PWCH            UpcaseTable
);

Parameters

Expression [in]

A pointer to the pattern string. This string can contain wildcard characters. If the IgnoreCase parameter is TRUE, the string must contain only uppercase characters.

Name [in]

A pointer to the string to be compared against the pattern. This string cannot contain wildcard characters.

IgnoreCase [in]

TRUE for case-insensitive matching, or FALSE for case-sensitive matching.

UpcaseTable [in, optional]

An optional pointer to an uppercase character table to use for case-insensitive matching. If this parameter is NULL, the default system uppercase character table is used.

Return value

Returns TRUE if the string matches the pattern. If the string does not match the pattern, this function returns FALSE.

Remarks

This function has no associated header file. The associated import library, Ntdll.lib, is available in the Microsoft Windows Driver Kit (WDK). You can also call this function using the LoadLibrary and GetProcAddress functions to dynamically link to Ntdll.dll.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
 Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
 Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps only]
DLL
Ntdll.dll