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This function retrieves the number of interfaces on the local computer.

Syntax 

DWORD GetNumberOfInterfaces(
  PDWORD 
pdwNumIf
);

Parameters

pdwNumIf

[out] Pointer to the number of interfaces on the local computer.

Return Value

Returns NO_ERROR if successful. If the function fails, it returns an error code. For a complete list of error codes, see Error Valuesor the SDK header file Winerror.h.

Requirements

Header iphlpapi.h
Library Iphlpapi.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 3.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also