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4/8/2010

This method returns the language-dependent programmatic identifier for the class or application that raised the error.

Syntax 

HRESULT GetSource( 
  BSTR* 
pBstrSource 
);

Parameters

pBstrSource

[out] Pointer to a string that contains a programmatic identifier, in the form progname.objectname.

Return Value

If the method succeeds, the return value is S_OK.

Remarks

Use GetSourceto determine the class or application that is the source of the error. The language for the returned programmatic identifier depends on the locale identifier (LCID) that was passed into the method at the time of invocation.

Requirements

Header oaidl.h, oaidl.idl
Library oleaut32.lib, uuid.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 2.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

IErrorInfo