IsValidURL

Determines if a specified string is a valid URL.

HRESULT IsValidURL(

IBindContext pBC,

// Bind context

LPCWSTR szURL

// URL whose validity is to be checked

….DWORD dwReserved

// Reserved for future use

);

Parameters

pBC: [in] The bind context. Optional and currently ignored. Should be set to NULL.
szURL: [in] The URL whose validity is to be checked. For the purposes of this function, a “valid” URL must specify an absolute pathname.
dwReserved: [in] Reserved for future use. Must be set to zero.

Return Values

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

Remarks

Relative URLs are not considered “valid” by this function.

IBindContext pBC,	// Bind context
LPCWSTR szURL	// URL whose validity is to be checked
….DWORD dwReserved	// Reserved for future use
);