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Function name : if_indextoname

Group: IP Helper - Library: iphlpapi

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Converts the local index for a network interface to the ANSI interface name.

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Declaration:

PCHAR WINAPI if_indextoname(
  __in   NET_IFINDEX InterfaceIndex,
  __out  PCHAR InterfaceName
);
  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER if_indextoname IN Iphlpapi;
	INTEGER InterfaceIndex,;
	STRING @InterfaceName  

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Parameters:

InterfaceIndex The local index for a network interface.

InterfaceName A pointer to a buffer to hold the NULL-terminated ANSI string containing the interface name when the function returns successfully.

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Return value:

On success, if_indextoname returns a pointer to NULL-terminated ANSI string containing the interface name.

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Comments:

Minimum OS: Vista.

See also: if_nametoindex, GetNumberOfInterfaces, GetIfEntry.

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