GetAttributeID Method of the ISdoDictionaryOld Interface

The GetAttributeID method retrieves the ID for the specified attribute.

HRESULT GetAttributeID(
  [in]                 BSTR bstrAttributeName,
  [out]                ATTRIBUTEID* pId
);

Parameters

  • bstrAttributeName
    Specifies the name of the attribute. This name is either the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) name, or the display name for the attribute.

  • pId
    Pointer to an ATTRIBUTEID that receives the ID of the specified attribute.

Return Value

If the method succeeds the return value is S_OK.

If the method does not find the attribute, the return value is DISP_E_MEMBERNOTFOUND.

If the method fails, the return value is one of the following error codes.

Value Meaning

E_ABORT

The operation was aborted.

E_FAIL

An unspecified error occurred.

E_INVALIDARG

One of the parameters is invalid.

E_NOINTERFACE

A specified interface is not supported.

E_NOTIMPL

A specified method is not implemented.

E_OUTOFMEMORY

The method was unable to allocate required memory.

E_POINTER

A pointer passed as a parameter is not valid.

E_UNEXPECTED

The method failed for unknown reasons.

Requirements

Server

Requires Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, or Windows 2000 Server.

Header

Declared in SdoIas.h.

IDL

Declared in SdoIas.idl.

DLL

Requires Iassdo.dll.

See Also

ISdoDictionaryOld
ATTRIBUTEID
BSTR

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