C# Signature:

/// <summary>
/// Removes the decoration from a path string
/// </summary>
/// <param name="pszPath">A null-terminated string of length MAX_PATH that contains the path. When the function returns, pszPath points to the undecorated string.</param>
[DllImport("shlwapi.dll", EntryPoint = "PathUnDecorateW",  SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
static extern void PathUndecorate([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]string pszPath)

VB.NET Signature

''' <summary>
''' Removes the decoration from a path string
''' </summary>
''' <param name="pszPath">A null-terminated string of length MAX_PATH that contains the path. When the function returns, pszPath points to the undecorated string.</param>
<DllImport("shlwapi.dll", EntryPoint:="PathUnDecorateW",  SetLastError:=true, CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode)> _
Public Sub PathUnDecorate(<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)>pszPath As String)
End Sub

VB Signature:

Public Declare Sub PathUndecorate Lib "shlwapi" Alias "PathUndecorateA" _
        (ByVal pszPath As String)

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