| ?/TD> | 
| Microsoft DirectX 9.0 | 
Retrieves the globally unique identifier (GUID) of the object's template.
Syntax
HRESULT GetType(
const GUID **ppguid );
Parameters
- ppguid
 - [out, retval] Address of a pointer to receive the GUID of the object's template.
 
Return Value
If the method succeeds, the return value is DXFILE_OK.
If the method fails, the return value can be DXFILEERR_BADVALUE.