Gets a resource’s resource ID, resource type, and resource name.

void GetResInfo (
    Handle theResource, 
    SInt16 *theID, 
    ResType *theType, 
    Str255 name
);

theResource

A handle to the resource for which you want to retrieve information. If the handle isn’t a valid handle to a resource, the function does nothing; to determine whether this has occurred, call the ResError function.

theID

On return, a pointer to the resource ID of the specified resource.

theType

On return, a pointer to the resource type of the specified resource.

name

On return, the name of the specified resource.

DISCUSSION

To set a resource’s ID, resource type, or resource name, use the SetResInfo function.

AVAILABILITY

Supported in Carbon. Available in Mac OS 8.1 and later when Carbon 1.0.2 or later is present.

© 2000 Apple Computer, Inc. — (Last Updated 5/8/2000)