NdisInitializeString

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This function allocates storage for and initializes a counted string in the system-default character set.

VOID
NdisInitializeString(
IN OUT PNDIS_STRING
DestinationString
,
IN PUCHAR
SourceString
);

Parameters

DestinationString

Specifies NULL when this function is called; on return from this function, points to a buffer containing an initialized counted string.

SourceString

Pointer to a 0-terminated string with which to initialize the counted string.

Remarks

This function sets the Lengthand MaximumLengthfor the destination string and terminates the destination string with 0.

If SourceStringis NULL, the lengths are set to 0.

The buffer allocated by this function should be released promptly with the NdisFreeStringfunction.

Requirements

Runs on	Versions	Defined in	Include	Link to
Windows CE OS	2.0 and later	Ndis.h		Ndislib.lib

Note This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.