WMCheckURLScheme function (wmsdkvalidate.h)

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The WMCheckURLScheme function examines a network protocol and compares it to an internal list of supported schemes. If you are writing an application that can handle many different network protocols, you can use this function to ascertain quickly whether a network address can be handled using the methods of the Windows Media Format SDK.

Syntax

HRESULT WMCheckURLScheme(
  [in] LPCWSTR pwszURLScheme
);

Parameters

[in] pwszURLScheme

A wide-character null-terminated string containing a network protocol designation, such as "http".

Return value

The function returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

Remarks

This function cannot report with absolute certainty whether a particular URL can be handled, as this cannot be determined until the URL is opened.

Requirements

See also

Functions