IsValidURL Function

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Determines if a specified string is a valid URL.

Syntax

HRESULT IsValidURL(
    LPBC pBC,
    LPCWSTR szURL,
    DWORD dwReserved
);

Parameters

pBC

[in] Address of the IBindCtx interface. This parameter is optional and is currently ignored. It should be set to NULL.

szURL

[in] Address of a string value that contains the full URL to be checked.

dwReserved

[in] Reserved for future use. This must be set to zero.

Return Value

Returns one of the following values:

S_OK	The szURL parameter contains a valid URL.
S_FALSE	The szURL parameter does not contain a valid URL.
E_INVALIDARG	One of the parameters is invalid.

Function Information

Windows NT	Use version 4.0. Implemented as a Unicode function.
Windows	Use Windows 95 and later. Implemented as a Unicode function.
Header	Urlmon.h
Import Library	Urlmon.lib
Minimum availability	Internet Explorer 3.0