RtlGUIDFromString function (wdm.h)

The RtlGUIDFromString routine converts the given Unicode string to a GUID in binary format.

Syntax

NTSYSAPI NTSTATUS RtlGUIDFromString(
  [in]  PCUNICODE_STRING GuidString,
  [out] GUID             *Guid
);

Parameters

[in] GuidString

Pointer to the buffered Unicode string to be converted to a GUID. The string should be in the following form (including the braces): {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

[out] Guid

Pointer to a caller-supplied variable in which the GUID is returned.

Return value

If the conversion succeeds, RtlGUIDFromString returns STATUS_SUCCESS. Otherwise, no conversion was done.

Requirements

See also

RtlStringFromGUID