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IAttributeGet::GetAttrib Method

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This topic applies to Update Rollup 2 for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 and later.
The GetAttrib method returns an attribute value, specified by GUID.

Syntax

HRESULT GetAttrib(
  [in]       GUID guidAttribute,
  [in, out]  BYTE *pbAttribute,
  [in, out]  DWORD *pdwAttributeLength
);

Parameters

  • guidAttribute [in]
    GUID that specifies the attribute to retrieve.

  • pbAttribute [in, out]
    Pointer to a buffer that receives the attribute value. This parameter can be NULL.

  • pdwAttributeLength [in, out]
    If pbAttribute is NULL, this parameter receives the size of the attribute data, in bytes. If pbAttribute is non-NULL, this parameter specifies the size of the pbAttribute buffer, in bytes.

Return Value

The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

Return code Description

E_POINTER

NULL pointer value.

NS_E_UNSUPPORTED_PROPERTY

The specified GUID does not match any attribute on this object.

S_OK

The method succeeded.

Requirements

Header Declared in Dsattrib.h.

See Also

IAttributeGet Interface

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