Methods > CD drives and tracks > GetCdDriveDesc method

Remarks

Retrieves the friendly description of the requested CD drive. This method is very useful when you have to fill a combo box with the friendly names of the available CD drives.

Syntax

[Visual Basic]

control.GetCdDriveDesc (

nCdDriveIndex as Integer

) as String

[C++]

LPCTSTR control.GetCdDriveDesc (

short nCdDriveIndex

);

Parameter

Description

nCdDriveIndex

Number representing the zero-based index of the CD drive whose friendly name must be retrieved.

Installed CD drives can be enumerated using the GetCdDrivesCount method.

Return value

Value	Meaning

Empty string	The value of the nCdDriveIndex parameter was out of range. Use the value returned by the GetCdDrivesCount method in order to know how many CD drive are currently installed on the system.
Valid string	The string containing the friendly description of the requested CD drive.