PathAddBackslash (shlwapi)
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Summary
PathAddBackslash - Adds a backslash to the end of a string to create the correct syntax for a path.

C# Signature:

/// <summary>
/// Adds a backslash to the end of a string to create the correct syntax for a path.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="lpszPath">A pointer to a buffer with a string that represents a path. 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>Returns the address of the NULL that terminates the string. If the backslash could not be appended due to inadequate buffer size, returns NULL.</returns>
[DllImport("shlwapi.dll", EntryPoint = "PathAddBackslashW",  SetLastError = True, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
static extern IntPtr PathAddBackslash([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]System.Text.StringBuilder lpszPath);

VB.NET Signature

''' <summary>
''' Adds a backslash to the end of a string to create the correct syntax for a path.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="lpszPath">A pointer to a buffer with a string that represents a path. 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>Returns the address of the NULL that terminates the string. If the backslash could not be appended due to inadequate buffer size, returns NULL.</returns>
<DllImport("shlwapi.dll", EntryPoint:="PathAddBackslashW",  SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode)> _
Public Function PathAddBackslash(<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)>lpszPath As System.Text.StringBuilder) As IntPtr
End Function

VB Signature:

Public Declare Function PathAddBackslash Lib "shlwapi" Alias "PathAddBackslashA" _
        (ByVal pszPath As String) As Long

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