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4/8/2010

This function reads the CLSID previously written to a stream object with the WriteClassStmmethod.

Syntax 

WINOLEAPI ReadClassStm(
  IStream* 
pStm,
  CLSID* 
pclsid 
);

Parameters

pStm

[in] Pointer to the IStreaminterface on the stream object containing the CLSID to be read. This CLSID must have been previously written to the stream object using WriteClassStm.

pclsid

[out] Pointer to where the CLSID is to be written.

Return Value

S_OK

The CLSID was successfully retrieved.

STG_E_READFAULT

End of file was reached.

Remarks

Passing into this function any invalid and, under some circumstances, NULL pointers results in unexpected termination of the application.

Most applications do not call the ReadClassStmmethod directly.

To determine whether the platform supports this function, see Determining Supported COM APIs.

Requirements

Header ole2.h
Library ole32.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 2.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also