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InheritsFrom function

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Determines whether the current class or instance derives from a specified parent class.

Note

This API is for internal use only. It's not intended for use from developer code.

Syntax

HRESULT InheritsFrom (
   [in] int               vFunc,
   [in] IWbemClassObject* ptr,
   [in] LPCWSTR           wszAncestor
);

Parameters

vFunc
[in] This parameter is unused.

ptr
[in] A pointer to an IWbemClassObject instance.

wszAncestor
[in] The name of the class. wszAncestor must point to a valid LPCWSTR.

Return value

The following values returned by this function are defined in the WbemCli.h header file, or you can define them as constants in your code:

Constant Value Description
WBEM_S_NO_ERROR 0 The current object inherits from wszAncestor.
WBEM_S_FALSE 1 The current object does not inherit from wszAncestor.
WBEM_E_INVALID_PARAMETER 0x80041008 wszAncestor is null.

Remarks

This function wraps a call to the IWbemClassObject::InheritsFrom method.

Requirements

Platforms: See System Requirements.

Header: WMINet_Utils.idl

.NET Framework Versions: Available since 4.7.2

See also