# ICatInformation::EnumCategories

Returns an enumerator for the component categories registered on the system.

HRESULT EnumCategories(

LCID lcid, | //Requested locale for returned szDescription of enumerated CATEGORYINFOs
IEnumCATEGORYINFO** ppenumCatInfo | //Location in which to return an IEnumCATEGORYINFO interface
); |

Parameters

lcid
  [in] Identifies the requested locale for any return szDescription of the enumerated CATEGORYINFOs. Typically, the caller specifies GetUserDefaultLCID for this parameter.
ppenumCatInfo
  [out] Specifies the location to return an IEnumCATEGORYINFO interface. This can be used to enumerate the CATIDs and localized description strings of the component categories registered with the system.

Return Values

S_OK
  The function was successful.
E_INVALIDARG
  One or more arguments are incorrect.
E_OUTOFMEMORY
  Insufficient memory to create and return an enumerator object.

See Also

ICatInformation::EnumClassesOfCategories, ICatInformation::EnumImplCategoriesOfClass, ICatInformation::EnumReqCategoriesOfClass, ICatInformation::GetCategoryDesc, ICatInformation::IsClassOfCategories