PathUndecorateW function (shlwapi.h)

Removes the decoration from a path string.

Syntax

void PathUndecorateW(
  [in, out] LPWSTR pszPath
);

Parameters

[in, out] pszPath

Type: LPTSTR

A null-terminated string of length MAX_PATH that contains the path. When the function returns, pszPath points to the undecorated string.

Return value

None

Remarks

A decoration consists of a pair of square brackets with one or more digits in between, inserted immediately after the base name and before the file name extension.

Examples

The following table illustrates how strings are modified by PathUndecorate.

Initial String	Undecorated String
C:\Path\File[5].txt	C:\Path\File.txt
C:\Path\File[12]	C:\Path\File
C:\Path\File.txt	C:\Path\File.txt
C:\Path\[3].txt	C:\Path\[3].txt

 

Note

The shlwapi.h header defines PathUndecorate as an alias that automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that is not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	shlwapi.h
Library	Shlwapi.lib
DLL	Shlwapi.dll (version 5.0 or later)