HLINKGETREF enumeration

[HLINKGETREF may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions of the operating system or product.]

Note The Microsoft ActiveX Hyperlink API is deprecated in Windows Internet Explorer 8 and later, and ActiveX technology as a whole is unsupported in the Microsoft Edge browser in favor of standards-based web APIs. For more information, see Saying goodbye to ActiveX, VBScript, attachEvent... and Get ready for plug-in free browsing.

Specifies whether the client is requesting the absolute, relative, or default reference for the hyperlink target. The constants are used in the IHlink::GetMonikerReference and IHlink::GetStringReference methods.

Syntax

typedef enum tagHLINKGETREF { 
  HLINKGETREF_DEFAULT   = 0,
  HLINKGETREF_ABSOLUTE  = 1,
  HLINKGETREF_RELATIVE  = 2
} HLINKGETREF;

HLINKGETREF_DEFAULT
Used to specify that the client of the hyperlink wants to retrieve the default reference for the hyperlink target. This depends on whether the hyperlink was initialized as a relative or an absolute reference.
HLINKGETREF_ABSOLUTE
Used to specify that the client of the hyperlink wants to retrieve the absolute reference for the hyperlink target.
HLINKGETREF_RELATIVE
Used to specify that the client of the hyperlink wants to retrieve the relative reference for the hyperlink target.