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WICMapGuidToShortName function (wincodec.h)

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Obtains the short name associated with a given GUID.

Syntax

HRESULT WICMapGuidToShortName(
  [in]      REFGUID guid,
  [in]      UINT    cchName,
  [in, out] WCHAR   *wzName,
  [out]     UINT    *pcchActual
);

Parameters

[in] guid

Type: REFGUID

The GUID to retrieve the short name for.

[in] cchName

Type: UINT

The size of the wzName buffer.

[in, out] wzName

Type: WCHAR*

A pointer that receives the short name associated with the GUID.

[out] pcchActual

Type: UINT*

The actual size needed to retrieve the entire short name associated with the GUID.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this function succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

Windows Imaging Component (WIC) short name mappings can be found within the following registry key: 

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
   CLSID
      {FAE3D380-FEA4-4623-8C75-C6B61110B681}
         Namespace
            ...

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP with SP2, Windows Vista [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform Windows
Header wincodec.h
Library WindowsCodecs.lib
DLL WindowsCodecs.dll