microsoft / microsoft/win32metadata

`IShellLinkW::Resolve()` requires `CanReturnMultipleSuccessValues` annotation.

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Description

This method can return `S_FALSE` if the shell link is unresolvable, but that's not an error value. Without this annotation, CsWin32 by default consumes the HRESULT.

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Research direction

Locate the Win32 metadata entry for IShellLinkW::Resolve() and inspect how annotations are represented for methods that return S_FALSE. Check the relevant metadata-generation or CsWin32 validation tests, then verify that the annotation preserves S_FALSE instead of consuming it as an error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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