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  1. #1
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    Convert HRESULT hex error code to string

    Hi all,



    Is there a way to convert an HRESULT hex error code to a string? To better illustrate this, here is a sample code:



    HRESULT hr = CoInitialize(NULL);

    if(FAILED(hr))
    {
    //This is what I want to store into a string.
    //"Failed to Initialize COM. Error code = 0x" << hex << hr << endl;

    string hexerrorcode = ?;

    CoUninitialize();
    return 0;
    }

    I am not sure how to put it into string.



    Can anyone help me with this?



    Thank you!

  2. #2
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    Re: Convert HRESULT hex error code to string

    Something like this (works for most windows error codes):

    Code:
    void ErrorMessage(DWORD dwError)
    {
        LPVOID pText = 0;
    
        ::FormatMessage(FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER|FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM|FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS, 
    	      NULL,dwError,MAKELANGID(LANG_NEUTRAL,SUBLANG_DEFAULT),(LPWSTR)&pText,0,NULL);
        MessageBox(NULL,(LPCWSTR)pText,0,MB_OK);
        LocalFree(pText);
    }

  3. #3
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    Re: Convert HRESULT hex error code to string

    Code:
    #include <string>
    #include <sstream>
    
    std::ostringstream oss;
    oss << "Failed to Initialize COM. Error code = 0x" << std::hex << hr << std::endl;
    std::string hexerrorcode = oss.str();

  4. #4
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    Re: Convert HRESULT hex error code to string

    Sorry, I misread the question.

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    Re: Convert HRESULT hex error code to string

    With printf-family of functions you can simply use &#37;x or %X format specifier!
    My latest article: Explicating the new C++ standard (C++0x)

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