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AddMRUStringW function

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[This function is available through Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Server 2003. It might be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions of Windows. ]

Adds a string to the top of the most recently used (MRU) list.

Syntax

int AddMRUStringW(
  _In_ HANDLE  hMRU,
  _In_ LPCTSTR szString
);

Parameters

hMRU [in]

Type: HANDLE

The handle of the MRU list.

szString [in]

Type: LPCTSTR

A pointer to the data. This can be either a string or, if the MRU list was created with the MRU_BINARY flag, binary data. In the case of binary data, the first DWORD indicates its size.

Return value

Type: int

Returns a non-negative value if successful, -1 otherwise.

Remarks

This function is not included in a public header or library. It can be accessed through GetProcAddress or extracted from comctl32.dll by its ordinal, which is 401 for AddMRUStringW.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
 Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
 Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
DLL
Comctl32.dll (version 5.0 or later)
Unicode and ANSI names
 AddMRUStringW (Unicode)