PathCommonPrefixW function (shlwapi.h)
Compares two paths to determine if they share a common prefix. A prefix is one of these types: "C:\", ".", "..", "..\".
Syntax
int PathCommonPrefixW(
[in] LPCWSTR pszFile1,
[in] LPCWSTR pszFile2,
[out, optional] LPWSTR achPath
);
Parameters
[in] pszFile1
Type: LPCTSTR
A pointer to a null-terminated string of length MAX_PATH that contains the first path name.
[in] pszFile2
Type: LPCTSTR
A pointer to a null-terminated string of length MAX_PATH that contains the second path name.
[out, optional] achPath
Type: LPTSTR
A pointer to a buffer that receives the common prefix. This buffer must be at least MAX_PATH characters in size. If there is no common prefix, it is set to NULL.
Return value
Type: int
Returns the count of common prefix characters in the path. If the output buffer pointer is not NULL, then these characters are copied to the output buffer.
Remarks
Note
The shlwapi.h header defines PathCommonPrefix as an alias which automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.
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 | shlwapi.h |
Library | Shlwapi.lib |
DLL | Shlwapi.dll (version 4.71 or later) |