Kernel32AddAtom Method

Adds a character string to the local atom table and returns a unique value (an atom) identifying the string.

Definition

Namespace: DevCase.Win32.NativeMethods
Assembly: DevCase.net48 (in DevCase.net48.dll) Version: 6.0.0.0 (6.0)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.
[DllImportAttribute("Kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, BestFitMapping = false, 
	ThrowOnUnmappableChar = true, SetLastError = true)]
public static ushort AddAtom(
	string value
)

Parameters

value  String
The null-terminated string to be added. The string can have a maximum size of 255 bytes.

Strings differing only in case are considered identical. The case of the first string added is preserved and returned by the GetAtomName function.

Return Value

UInt16
If the function succeeds, the return value is the newly created atom.

If the function fails, the return value is zero.

Remarks

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