ISearchItem interface

Provides methods that define interaction between a user interface (UI) and the Search namespace objects created by the indexer.

Members

The ISearchItem interface inherits from the IUnknown interface. ISearchItem also has these types of members:

Methods

The ISearchItem interface has these methods.

Method Description
GetParentFolder Gets the ISearchItem object if the URL represents an actual Shell data source (also known as a Shell namespace extension).
GetUIObjectOf Gets the user interface (UI) object of ISearchItem.

 

Remarks

The ISearchItem::GetParentFolder is supported only on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, and should no longer be used.

To preview attachments with a third-party protocol handler on computers running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, it may be necessary to use the ISearchItem interface, and the following APIs: the IItemPreviewerExt, IItemPropertyBag, and ISearchProtocolUI interfaces, the LINKINFO structure, and the LINKTYPE enumeration.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
Windows XP with SP2 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Redistributable
Windows Desktop Search (WDS) 3.0