11.19.1 GetEnvironmentVariable Method

Get the value of an environment variable. Note that this function retrieves the environment variable values as they exist in the current process.

Changing the value of an environment variable after the concerned process has started will not change the value of that variable in the process.

Input Arguments

Name Type Mandatory Description Name String (Unicode) Yes The name of the environment variable

Output Arguments

Name Type Mandatory Description Found Boolean Yes True if the specified environment variable exists, false otherwise

Return Value

The value of the environment variable.