RtlInitString function (winternl.h)

Initializes a counted string.

Syntax

VOID RtlInitString(
  [in, out] PSTRING DestinationString,
  [in]      PCSZ    SourceString
);

Parameters

[in, out] DestinationString

The counted string to be initialized. The DestinationString is initialized to point to the SourceString. The Length and MaximumLength fields of the DestinationString are initialized to the length of the SourceString.

[in] SourceString

A pointer to a null-terminated string. If the SourceString is not specified, the Length and MaximumLength fields of the DestinationString are initialized to zero.

Return value

None

Remarks

Security Warning:  Do not allow the SourceString parameter size to exceed MAX_USHORT characters.

Because there is no import library for this function, you must use GetProcAddress.

Note  RtlInitString is available in Windows XP. It might be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions.

 

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Target Platform	Windows
Header	winternl.h
Library	ntdll.lib
DLL	ntdll.dll