[IHlinkTarget::GetFriendlyName may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions of the operating system or product.]
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Gets a display name for the given hyperlink location in the target.
Syntax
HRESULT retVal = object.GetFriendlyName(pwzLocation, ppwzFriendlyName);
Parameters
pwzLocation [in]
Type: LPCWSTRThe address of a string that specifies the position of the hyperlink destination in the hyperlink target.
ppwzFriendlyName [out]
Type: LPWSTRA pointer to a string that receives the display name. This string must be allocated using CoTaskMemAlloc. It is the caller's responsibility to free this string using CoTaskMemFree.