IVssWMComponent::GetComponentInfo method (vsbackup.h)

The GetComponentInfo method obtains basic information about the specified writer metadata component.

Syntax

HRESULT GetComponentInfo(
  [out] PVSSCOMPONENTINFO *ppInfo
);

[out] ppInfo

Doubly indirect pointer to a VSS_COMPONENTINFO structure containing the returned component information.

The following are the valid return codes for this method.

Value	Meaning
S_OK	Successfully returned the component information.
E_INVALIDARG	One of the parameter values is not valid.
E_OUTOFMEMORY	The caller is out of memory or other system resources.
VSS_E_INVALID_XML_DOCUMENT	The XML document is not valid. Check the event log for details. For more information, see Event and Error Handling Under VSS.
VSS_E_UNEXPECTED	Unexpected error. The error code is logged in the error log file. For more information, see Event and Error Handling Under VSS. Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP: This value is not supported until Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. E_UNEXPECTED is used instead.

The caller is responsible for freeing the returned VSS_COMPONENTINFO structure by calling IVssWMComponent::FreeComponentInfo.

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	vsbackup.h (include VsBackup.h, Vss.h, VsWriter.h)
Library	VssApi.lib