IsValidURL function

Determines if a specified string is a valid URL.

Syntax

HRESULT IsValidURL(
  _In_       LPBC    pBC,
  _In_       LPCWSTR szURL,
  _Reserved_ DWORD   dwReserved
);

Parameters

• pBC [in]
  A pointer to the IBindCtx interface. This parameter is currently ignored. It should be set to NULL.

• szURL [in]
  A pointer to a string value that contains the full URL to check.

• dwReserved [in]
  Reserved. Must be set to 0.

Return value

Returns one of the following values.

Return code	Description
S_OK	The szURL parameter contains a valid URL.
S_FALSE	The szURL parameter does not contain a valid URL.
E_INVALIDARG	One of the parameters is invalid.

 

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows XP
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server
Product	Internet Explorer 3.0
Header	Urlmon.h
Library	Urlmon.lib
DLL	Urlmon.dll