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VariantToStringWithDefault function (propvarutil.h)

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Extracts the string property value of a variant structure. If no value exists, then the specified default value is returned.

Syntax

PSSTDAPI_(PCWSTR) VariantToStringWithDefault(
  [in] REFVARIANT varIn,
  [in] LPCWSTR    pszDefault
);

Parameters

[in] varIn

Type: REFVARIANT

Reference to a source variant structure.

[in] pszDefault

Type: LPCWSTR

Pointer to the default Unicode string property value, for use where no value currently exists.

Return value

Type: PCWSTR

Returns the extracted string value, or default.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP with SP2, Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 with SP1 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header propvarutil.h
Library Propsys.lib
DLL Propsys.dll (version 6.0 or later)
Redistributable Windows Desktop Search (WDS) 3.0