GetStringReference method

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Gets the name portion and the location portion of the target.

Syntax

HRESULT retVal = object.GetStringReference(dwWhichRef, ppwzTarget, ppwzLocation);

dwWhichRef [in]
Type: DWORD

An HLINKGETREF value that specifies whether to retrieve the absolute reference or the relative reference to the hyperlink target.
ppwzTarget [out]
Type: LPWSTR

The address of a string that contains the hyperlink target of the hyperlink reference. If this is NULL, the caller does not receive the target string of the hyperlink reference.
ppwzLocation [out]
Type: LPWSTR

The address of a string that contains the location portion of the hyperlink reference. If this is NULL, the caller does not receive the location portion of the hyperlink reference.