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lstrcpy

The lstrcpy function copies a string to a buffer.

VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function lstrcpy Lib "kernel32" Alias "lstrcpyA" (ByVal lpString1 As String, ByVal lpString2 As String) As Long

VB.NET
System.String.CopyTo

Operating Systems Supported
Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later; Requires Windows 95 or later

Library
Kernel32

Parameter Information
- lpString1
Points to a buffer to receive the contents of the string pointed to by the lpString2 parameter. The buffer must be large enough to contain the string, including the terminating null character.

- lpString2
Points to the null-terminated string to be copied.

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is a pointer to the buffer.

If the function fails, the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Last update: 07 April 2006