GetProperty function

The GetProperty function returns a handle to a given property.

Syntax

HPROPERTY WINAPI GetProperty(
  _In_ HPROTOCOL hProtocol,
  _In_ LPSTR     PropertyName
);

Parameters

hProtocol [in]

Handle to the protocol.

PropertyName [in]

Name of the property (for example, Checksum).

Return value

If the function is successful, the return value is the handle to the property.

If the function is unsuccessful, the return value is NULL.

Remarks

The GetProperty function can be used to obtain the property handle needed to locate instances of the property. The functions used to locate property instances are FindPropertyInstance (which locates the first instance) and FindPropertyInstanceRestart (which locates the next instance).

Experts and parsers can call the GetProperty function.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header	Netmon.h
Library	Nmapi.lib
DLL	Nmapi.dll

See also

FindPropertyInstance

FindPropertyInstanceRestart