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The GetStringType method returns the type of string values contained in a string array.
[VB] Long GetStringType(void); [JAVA] int GetStringType(void); [C++] HRESULT GetStringType( LONG * pStringType // out, return value );
Parameters
- [C++] pStringType
- Points to the return value. See Return Values.
Return Values
Returns a value indicating the type of string values in the string array. The string type must be one of the following types.
| String Type Specifier | Description |
|---|---|
| CERT_RDN_ANY_TYPE | For encoding an X509_UNICODE_NAME name. The object identifier of the name component is used to determine the RDN type. |
| CERT_RDN_NUMERIC_STRING | The characters 0 through 9 and the space character (8 bit). |
| CERT_RDN_PRINTABLE_STRING | Printable characters (8 bit). |
| CERT_RDN_T61_STRING | T.61 encoded characters (8 bit). |
| CERT_RDN_VIDEOTEX_STRING | VIDEOTEX characters. |
| CERT_RDN_IA5_STRING | IA5 (ASCII) characters. |
| CERT_RDN_GRAPHIC_STRING | A string of ISO defined GRAPHIC characters. |
| CERT_RDN_ISO646_STRING | 128 character set (8 bit). |
| CERT_RDN_GENERAL_STRING | A string of ISO defined GENERAL characters. |
| CERT_RDN_INT4_STRING | An array of INT4 values (32 bit). |
| CERT_RDN_UNICODE_STRING | Unicode characters (16 bit). |
For more information about RDN types, please refer to the CryptoAPI 2.0 documents.