ICertEncodeStringArray::GetStringType

The GetStringType method returns the type of string values contained in a string array.

[VB] Long GetStringType(void);
 
[JAVA] int GetStringType(void);
 
[C++] HRESULT GetStringType(
  LONG *pStringType   // out, return value
);

Parameters

[C++] pStringType: Points to the return value. See Return Values.

Return Values

Returns a value indicating the type of string values in the string array. The string type must be one of the following types.

String Type Specifier	Description
CERT_RDN_ANY_TYPE	For encoding an X509_UNICODE_NAME name. The object identifier of the name component is used to determine the RDN type.
CERT_RDN_NUMERIC_STRING	The characters 0 through 9 and the space character (8 bit).
CERT_RDN_PRINTABLE_STRING	Printable characters (8 bit).
CERT_RDN_T61_STRING	T.61 encoded characters (8 bit).
CERT_RDN_VIDEOTEX_STRING	VIDEOTEX characters.
CERT_RDN_IA5_STRING	IA5 (ASCII) characters.
CERT_RDN_GRAPHIC_STRING	A string of ISO defined GRAPHIC characters.
CERT_RDN_ISO646_STRING	128 character set (8 bit).
CERT_RDN_GENERAL_STRING	A string of ISO defined GENERAL characters.
CERT_RDN_INT4_STRING	An array of INT4 values (32 bit).
CERT_RDN_UNICODE_STRING	Unicode characters (16 bit).

For more information about RDN types, please refer to the CryptoAPI 2.0 documents.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 5.0 or later (or version 4.0 with the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack).
  Windows: Unsupported.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in certenc.h.
  Import Library: Use certidl.lib.