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UuidFromString function (rpcdce.h)

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The UuidFromString function converts a string to a UUID.

Syntax

RPC_STATUS UuidFromString(
  RPC_CSTR StringUuid,
  UUID     *Uuid
);

Parameters

StringUuid

Pointer to a string representation of a UUID.

The UUID format is xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.

Passing NULL results in GUID_NULL value in Uuid.

Uuid

Returns a pointer to a UUID in binary form.

Return value

Value Meaning
RPC_S_OK
 The call succeeded.
RPC_S_INVALID_STRING_UUID
 The string UUID is invalid.
 
Note  For a list of valid error codes, see RPC Return Values.
 

Remarks

An application calls the UuidFromString function to convert a string UUID to a binary UUID.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform Windows
Header rpcdce.h (include Rpc.h)
Library Rpcrt4.lib
DLL Rpcrt4.dll

See also

UuidToString