IIDFromString

This function converts a string generated by the StringFromIID function back into the original interface identifier (IID).

WINOLEAPI IIDFromString(
  LPOLESTR lpsz,
  LPIID lpiid 
);

Parameters

  • lpsz
    [in] Pointer to the string representation of the IID.
  • lpiid
    [out] Pointer to the requested IID on return.

Return Values

This function supports the standard return values E_INVALIDARG and E_OUTOFMEMORY, as well as the following:

  • S_OK
    The string was successfully converted.

Remarks

The function converts the interface identifier in a way that guarantees different interface identifiers will always be converted to different strings.

To determine whether the platform supports this function, see Determining Supported COM APIs.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 3.0 and later.
Header: Objbase.h.
Link Library: Ole32.lib.

See Also

StringFromIID

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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