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RegistryCStrEntryToPath

RegistryCStrEntryToPath returns the pathname of a name entry in the Name Registry.



 
OSStatus RegistryCStrEntryToPath (

                     const RegEntryID *entryID,

                     RegCStrPathName *pathName,

                     RegPathNameSize pathSize);

--> entryID: Pointer to the RegEntryID value that identifies a name entry.
<-- pathName: Pointer to the returned pathname to the entry.
<-- pathSize: The size in bytes of the pathname buffer pointed to by pathName.

DESCRIPTION

Given a RegEntryID value that identifies a name entry, RegistryCStrEntryToPath returns its pathname in pathName. If the buffer provided is too small, it returns nrPathBufferTooSmall.

RESULT CODES

`noErr`	0	No error
`paramErr`	-50	Bad parameter
`nrInvalidNodeErr`	-2538	`RegEntryID` value not valid
`nrPathBufferTooSmall`	-2543	Buffer for pathname too small