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CStringT::GetEnvironmentVariable

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Sets the string to the value of the specified environment variable.

BOOL GetEnvironmentVariable(
   PCXSTR pszVar
);

Parameters

  • pszVar
    Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the environment variable.

Return Value

Nonzero if successful; otherwise 0.

Remarks

Retrieves the value of the specified variable from the environment block of the calling process. The value is in the form of a null-terminated string of characters.

Example

// typedef CStringT<TCHAR, StrTraitATL<TCHAR, ChTraitsCRT<TCHAR>>> CAtlString;
CAtlString EnvStr;

EnvStr.GetEnvironmentVariable(_T("TEMP"));
_tprintf_s(_T("Current value of TEMP variable: %s\n"), EnvStr);

Requirements

Header: cstringt.h

See Also

Reference

CStringT Class

Other Resources

CStringT Members