idiasymbol-get-name.md

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Retrieves the name of the symbol.	IDiaSymbol::get_name	11/04/2016	reference	C++	IDiaSymbol::get_name method	mikejo5000	mikejo	mijacobs	debug-diagnostics

IDiaSymbol::get_name

Retrieves the name of the symbol.

Syntax

HRESULT get_name ( 
   BSTR* pRetVal
);

Parameters

pRetVal

[out] Returns the name of the symbol.

Return Value

If successful, returns S_OK; otherwise, returns S_FALSE or an error code.

Note

A return value of S_FALSE means the property is not available for the symbol.

Example

IDiaSymbol* pType;
BSTR        name;
pType->get_name( &name );

See also

• IDiaSymbol