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PathQuoteSpaces (shlwapi)
 
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Summary
PathQuoteSpaces - Searches a path for spaces. If spaces are found, the entire path is enclosed in quotation marks.

C# Signature:

/// <summary>
/// Searches a path for spaces. If spaces are found, the entire path is enclosed in quotation marks.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="lpsz">A pointer to a null-terminated string that contains the path to search. The size of this buffer must be set to MAX_PATH to ensure that it is large enough to hold the returned string.</param>
/// <returns>TRUE if spaces were found; otherwise, FALSE.</returns>
[DllImport("shlwapi.dll", EntryPoint = "PathQuoteSpacesW",  SetLastError = True, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
static extern bool PathQuoteSpaces([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]System.Text.StringBuilder lpsz);

VB.NET Signature

''' <summary>
''' Searches a path for spaces. If spaces are found, the entire path is enclosed in quotation marks.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="lpsz">A pointer to a null-terminated string that contains the path to search. The size of this buffer must be set to MAX_PATH to ensure that it is large enough to hold the returned string.</param>
''' <returns>TRUE if spaces were found; otherwise, FALSE.</returns>
<DllImport("shlwapi.dll", EntryPoint:="PathQuoteSpacesW",  SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode)> _
Public Function PathQuoteSpaces(<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)>lpsz As System.Text.StringBuilder) As <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)> Boolean
End Function

VB Signature:

Public Declare Sub PathQuoteSpaces Lib "shlwapi" Alias "PathQuoteSpacesA" _
        (ByVal lpszPath As String)

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