Interop::GetLastError

The Interop::GetLastError function returns the result of the GetLastError Windows API function as returned after the last call to Call or Call2.

Syntax

[number] GetLastError();

Parameters

None.

Return Value

A number representing the last error value recorded by the Windows API. Its meaning depends on the last function from the Windows API that was called. Remember that the value returned by this function only has a meaning for the last function called by either Call or Call2.

This function typically fails for the following reason:

• The Interop object refers to a window that has been destroyed.

Remarks

Use this function instead of Interop.Call("Kernel32.dll", "GetLastError"). Because Messenger Plus! performs several actions when Call is called, the LastError value is modified before the actual call is made.

Example

The following code displays a readable error message based on the last error code registered in the Windows API. Remember that these codes are not set by every function in Windows, you should check out the MSDN documentation for more information about the errors returned by the functions you are using.

function TraceWin32Error()
{
        var LastError = Interop.GetLastError();
  if(LastError != 0)
        {
          var MsgBuffer = Interop.Allocate(1024);
                Interop.Call("Kernel32", "FormatMessageW", 0x1000, 0,
                            LastError, 0, MsgBuffer, 1024, 0);
                Debug.Trace(MsgBuffer.ReadString(0));
                MsgBuffer.Size = 0; //Release the allocated memory now
        }
}

Function Information

See Also

Interop Object, Windows API GetLastError.