CharToOemA function (winuser.h)
Translates a string into the OEM-defined character set.
Syntax
BOOL CharToOemA(
[in] LPCSTR pSrc,
[out] LPSTR pDst
);
Parameters
[in] pSrc
Type: LPCTSTR
The null-terminated string to be translated.
[out] pDst
Type: LPSTR
The destination buffer, which receives the translated string. If the CharToOem function is being used as an ANSI function, the string can be translated in place by setting the lpszDst parameter to the same address as the lpszSrc parameter. This cannot be done if CharToOem is being used as a wide-character function.
Return value
Type: BOOL
The return value is always nonzero except when you pass the same address to lpszSrc and lpszDst in the wide-character version of the function. In this case the function returns zero and GetLastError returns ERROR_INVALID_ADDRESS.
Remarks
Note
The winuser.h header defines CharToOem 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 [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | winuser.h (include Windows.h) |
| Library | User32.lib |
| DLL | User32.dll |
| API set | ext-ms-win-ntuser-chartranslation-l1-1-0 (introduced in Windows 8) |
See also
Conceptual
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