Type |
Description |
ATOM
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Atom. For more information, see Atoms.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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BOOL
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Boolean variable (should be TRUE or FALSE).
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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BOOLEAN
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Boolean variable (should be TRUE or FALSE).
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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BYTE
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Byte (8 bits).
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef unsigned char BYTE;
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CALLBACK
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Calling convention for callback functions.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
#define CALLBACK __stdcall
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CHAR
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8-bit Windows (ANSI) character. For more information, see Character Sets Used By Fonts.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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COLORREF
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Red, green, blue (RGB) color value (32 bits). See COLORREF for information
on this type.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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CONST
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Variable whose value is to remain constant during execution.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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DWORD
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32-bit unsigned integer. The range is 0 through 4294967295 decimal.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef unsigned long DWORD;
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DWORDLONG
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64-bit unsigned integer. The range is 0 through 18446744073709551615
decimal.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
typedef ULONGLONG DWORDLONG;
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DWORD_PTR
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Unsigned long type for pointer precision. Use when casting a pointer
to a long type to perform pointer arithmetic. (Also commonly used for
general 32-bit parameters that have been extended to 64 bits in 64-bit
Windows. )
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef ULONG_PTR DWORD_PTR;
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DWORD32
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32-bit unsigned integer.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef unsigned int DWORD32;
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DWORD64
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64-bit unsigned integer.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef unsigned __int64 DWORD64;
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FLOAT
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Floating-point variable.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HACCEL
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Handle to an accelerator
table.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HALF_PTR
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Half the size of a pointer. Use within a structure that contains a
pointer and two small fields.
This type is declared in Basetsd.h as follows:
#ifdef _WIN64
typedef int HALF_PTR;
#else
typedef short HALF_PTR;
#endif
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HANDLE
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Handle to an object.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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HBITMAP
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Handle to a bitmap.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HBRUSH
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Handle to a brush.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HCOLORSPACE
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Handle to a color space.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
#if(WINVER >= 0x0400)
typedef HANDLE HCOLORSPACE;
#endif
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HCONV
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Handle to a dynamic data exchange (DDE) conversation.
This type is declared in Ddeml.h as follows:
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HCONVLIST
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Handle to a DDE conversation list.
This type is declared in Ddeml.h as follows:
typedef HANDLE HCONVLIST;
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HCURSOR
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Handle to a cursor.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HDC
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Handle to a device
context (DC).
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HDDEDATA
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Handle to DDE data.
This type is declared in Ddeml.h as follows:
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HDESK
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Handle to a desktop.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HDROP
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Handle to an internal drop structure.
This type is declared in ShellApi.h as follows:
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HDWP
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Handle to a deferred window position structure.
This type is declared in WinUser.h as follows:
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HENHMETAFILE
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Handle to an enhanced metafile.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef HANDLE HENHMETAFILE;
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HFILE
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Handle to a file opened by OpenFile,
not CreateFile.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HFONT
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Handle to a font.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HGDIOBJ
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Handle to a GDI object.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HGLOBAL
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Handle to a global memory block.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HHOOK
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Handle to a hook.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HICON
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Handle to an icon.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HINSTANCE
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Handle to an instance.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef HANDLE HINSTANCE;
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HKEY
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Handle to a registry key.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HKL
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Input locale identifier.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HLOCAL
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Handle to a local memory block.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HMENU
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Handle to a menu.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HMETAFILE
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Handle to a metafile.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef HANDLE HMETAFILE;
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HMODULE
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Handle to a module. The value is the base address of the module.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef HINSTANCE HMODULE;
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HMONITOR
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Handle to a display monitor.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
if(WINVER >= 0x0500) typedef HANDLE HMONITOR;
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HPALETTE
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Handle to a palette.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HPEN
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Handle to a pen.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HRESULT
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Return code used by COM interfaces. For more information, see Structure of the COM Error Codes.
To test an HRESULT value, use the FAILED
and SUCCEEDED macros.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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HRGN
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Handle to a region.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HRSRC
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Handle to a resource.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HSZ
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Handle to a DDE string.
This type is declared in Ddeml.h as follows:
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HWINSTA
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Handle to a window
station.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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HWND
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Handle to a window.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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INT
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32-bit signed integer. The range is -2147483648 through 2147483647
decimal.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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INT_PTR
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Signed integer type for pointer precision. Use when casting a pointer
to an integer to perform pointer arithmetic.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
#if defined(_WIN64)
typedef __int64 INT_PTR;
#else
typedef int INT_PTR;
#endif
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INT32
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32-bit signed integer. The range is -2147483648 through 2147483647
decimal.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef signed int INT32;
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INT64
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64-bit signed integer. The range is ?9223372036854775808 through
9223372036854775807 decimal.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef signed __int64 INT64;
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LANGID
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Language identifier. For more information, see Locales.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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LCID
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Locale identifier. For more information, see Locales.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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LCTYPE
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Locale information type. For a list, see LCTYPE
Constants.
This type is declared in WinNls.h as follows:
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LGRPID
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Language group identifier. For a list, see EnumLanguageGroupLocales.
This type is declared in WinNls.h as follows:
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LONG
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32-bit signed integer. The range is ?2147483648 through 2147483647
decimal.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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LONGLONG
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64-bit signed integer. The range is ?9223372036854775808 through
9223372036854775807 decimal.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
#if !defined(_M_IX86)
typedef __int64 LONGLONG;
#else
typedef double LONGLONG;
#endif
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LONG_PTR
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Signed long type for pointer precision. Use when casting a pointer to
a long to perform pointer arithmetic.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
#if defined(_WIN64)
typedef __int64 LONG_PTR;
#else
typedef long LONG_PTR;
#endif
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LONG32
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32-bit signed integer. The range is ?2147483648 through 2147483647
decimal.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef signed int LONG32;
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LONG64
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64-bit signed integer. The range is ?9223372036854775808 through
9223372036854775807 decimal.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
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LPARAM
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Message parameter.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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LPBOOL
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Pointer to a BOOL.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef BOOL far *LPBOOL;
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LPBYTE
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Pointer to a BYTE.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef BYTE far *LPBYTE;
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LPCOLORREF
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Pointer to a COLORREF value.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef DWORD *LPCOLORREF;
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LPCSTR
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Pointer to a constant null-terminated string of 8-bit Windows (ANSI)
characters. For more information, see Character Sets Used By Fonts.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
typedef __nullterminated CONST CHAR *LPCSTR;
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LPCTSTR
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An LPCWSTR if UNICODE is defined, an LPCSTR
otherwise.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
#ifdef UNICODE
typedef LPCWSTR LPCTSTR;
#else
typedef LPCSTR LPCTSTR;
#endif
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LPCVOID
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Pointer to a constant of any type.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef CONST void *LPCVOID;
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LPCWSTR
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Pointer to a constant null-terminated string of 16-bit Unicode
characters. For more information, see Character Sets Used By Fonts.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
typedef CONST WCHAR *LPCWSTR;
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LPDWORD
|
Pointer to a DWORD.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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LPHANDLE
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Pointer to a HANDLE.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef HANDLE *LPHANDLE;
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LPINT
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Pointer to an INT.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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LPLONG
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Pointer to a LONG.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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LPSTR
|
Pointer to a null-terminated string of 8-bit Windows (ANSI)
characters. For more information, see Character Sets Used By Fonts.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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LPTSTR
|
An LPWSTR if UNICODE is defined, an LPSTR
otherwise.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
#ifdef UNICODE
typedef LPWSTR LPTSTR;
#else
typedef LPSTR LPTSTR;
#endif
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LPVOID
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Pointer to any type.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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LPWORD
|
Pointer to a WORD.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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LPWSTR
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Pointer to a null-terminated string of 16-bit Unicode characters. For
more information, see Character Sets Used By Fonts.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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LRESULT
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Signed result of message processing.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef LONG_PTR LRESULT;
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PBOOL
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Pointer to a BOOL.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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PBOOLEAN
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Pointer to a BOOL.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
typedef BOOLEAN *PBOOLEAN;
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PBYTE
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Pointer to a BYTE.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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PCHAR
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Pointer to a CHAR.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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PCSTR
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Pointer to a constant null-terminated string of 8-bit Windows (ANSI)
characters. For more information, see Character Sets Used By Fonts.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
typedef CONST CHAR *PCSTR;
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PCTSTR
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A PCWSTR if UNICODE is defined, a PCSTR
otherwise.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
#ifdef UNICODE
typedef LPCWSTR PCTSTR;
#else
typedef LPCSTR PCTSTR;
#endif
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PCWSTR
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Pointer to a constant null-terminated string of 16-bit Unicode
characters. For more information, see Character Sets Used By Fonts.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
typedef CONST WCHAR *PCWSTR;
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PDWORD
|
Pointer to a DWORD.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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PDWORDLONG
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Pointer to a DWORDLONG.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
typedef DWORDLONG *PDWORDLONG;
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PDWORD_PTR
|
Pointer to a DWORD_PTR.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef DWORD_PTR *PDWORD_PTR;
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PDWORD32
|
Pointer to a DWORD32.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef DWORD32 *PDWORD32;
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PDWORD64
|
Pointer to a DWORD64.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef DWORD64 *PDWORD64;
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PFLOAT
|
Pointer to a FLOAT.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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PHALF_PTR
|
Pointer to a HALF_PTR.
This type is declared in Basetsd.h as follows:
#ifdef _WIN64
typedef HALF_PTR *PHALF_PTR;
#else
typedef HALF_PTR *PHALF_PTR;
#endif
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PHANDLE
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Pointer to a HANDLE.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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PHKEY
|
Pointer to an HKEY.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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PINT
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Pointer to an INT.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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PINT_PTR
|
Pointer to an INT_PTR.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef INT_PTR *PINT_PTR;
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PINT32
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Pointer to an INT32.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
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PINT64
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Pointer to an INT64.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
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PLCID
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Pointer to an LCID.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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PLONG
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Pointer to a LONG.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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PLONGLONG
|
Pointer to a LONGLONG.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
typedef LONGLONG *PLONGLONG;
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PLONG_PTR
|
Pointer to a LONG_PTR.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef LONG_PTR *PLONG_PTR;
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PLONG32
|
Pointer to a LONG32.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
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PLONG64
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Pointer to a LONG64.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
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POINTER_32
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32-bit pointer. On a 32-bit system, this is a native pointer. On a
64-bit system, this is a truncated 64-bit pointer.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
#if defined(_WIN64)
#define POINTER_32 __ptr32
#else
#define POINTER_32
#endif
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POINTER_64
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64-bit pointer. On a 64-bit system, this is a native pointer. On a
32-bit system, this is a sign-extended 32-bit pointer.
Note that it is not safe to assume the state of the high pointer bit.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
#if (_MSC_VER >= 1300)
#define POINTER_64 __ptr64
#else
#define POINTER_64
#endif
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POINTER_SIGNED
|
A signed pointer.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
#define POINTER_SIGNED __sptr
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POINTER_UNSIGNED
|
An unsigned pointer.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
#define POINTER_UNSIGNED __uptr
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PSHORT
|
Pointer to a SHORT.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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PSIZE_T
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Pointer to a SIZE_T.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
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PSSIZE_T
|
Pointer to a SSIZE_T.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef SSIZE_T *PSSIZE_T;
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PSTR
|
Pointer to a null-terminated string of 8-bit Windows (ANSI)
characters. For more information, see Character Sets Used By Fonts.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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PTBYTE
|
Pointer to a TBYTE.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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PTCHAR
|
Pointer to a TCHAR.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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PTSTR
|
A PWSTR if UNICODE is defined, a PSTR
otherwise.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
#ifdef UNICODE
typedef LPWSTR PTSTR;
#else typedef LPSTR PTSTR;
#endif
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PUCHAR
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Pointer to a UCHAR.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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PUHALF_PTR
|
Pointer to a UHALF_PTR.
This type is declared in Basetsd.h as follows:
#ifdef _WIN64
typedef UHALF_PTR *PUHALF_PTR;
#else
typedef UHALF_PTR *PUHALF_PTR;
#endif
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PUINT
|
Pointer to a UINT.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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PUINT_PTR
|
Pointer to a UINT_PTR.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef UINT_PTR *PUINT_PTR;
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PUINT32
|
Pointer to a UINT32.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
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PUINT64
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Pointer to a UINT64.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
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PULONG
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Pointer to a ULONG.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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PULONGLONG
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Pointer to a ULONGLONG.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef ULONGLONG *PULONGLONG;
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PULONG_PTR
|
Pointer to a ULONG_PTR.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef ULONG_PTR *PULONG_PTR;
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PULONG32
|
Pointer to a ULONG32.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef ULONG32 *PULONG32;
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PULONG64
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Pointer to a ULONG64.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef ULONG64 *PULONG64;
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PUSHORT
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Pointer to a USHORT.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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PVOID
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Pointer to any type.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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PWCHAR
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Pointer to a WCHAR.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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PWORD
|
Pointer to a WORD.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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PWSTR
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Pointer to a null- terminated string of 16-bit Unicode characters.
For more information, see Character Sets Used By Fonts.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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SC_HANDLE
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Handle to a service control manager database. For more information,
see SCM Handles.
This type is declared in WinSvc.h as follows:
typedef HANDLE SC_HANDLE;
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SC_LOCK
|
Lock to a service control manager database. For more information, see
SCM Handles.
This type is declared in WinSvc.h as follows:
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SERVICE_STATUS_HANDLE
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Handle to a service status value. For more information, see SCM Handles.
This type is declared in WinSvc.h as follows:
typedef HANDLE SERVICE_STATUS_HANDLE;
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SHORT
|
A 16-bit integer. The range is ?32768 through 32767 decimal.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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SIZE_T
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The maximum number of bytes to which a pointer can point. Use for a
count that must span the full range of a pointer.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef ULONG_PTR SIZE_T;
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SSIZE_T
|
Signed SIZE_T.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef LONG_PTR SSIZE_T;
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TBYTE
|
A WCHAR if UNICODE is defined, a CHAR
otherwise.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
#ifdef UNICODE
typedef WCHAR TBYTE;
#else
typedef unsigned char TBYTE;
#endif
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TCHAR
|
A WCHAR if UNICODE is defined, a CHAR
otherwise.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
#ifdef UNICODE
typedef WCHAR TCHAR;
#else
typedef char TCHAR;
#endif
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UCHAR
|
Unsigned CHAR.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef unsigned char UCHAR;
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UHALF_PTR
|
Unsigned HALF_PTR. Use within a structure that contains a
pointer and two small fields.
This type is declared in Basetsd.h as follows:
#ifdef _WIN64
typedef unsigned int UHALF_PTR;
#else
typedef unsigned short UHALF_PTR;
#endif
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UINT
|
Unsigned INT. The range is 0 through 4294967295 decimal.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef unsigned int UINT;
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UINT_PTR
|
Unsigned INT_PTR.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
#if defined(_WIN64)
typedef unsigned __int64 UINT_PTR;
#else
typedef unsigned int UINT_PTR;
#endif
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UINT32
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Unsigned INT32. The range is 0 through 4294967295 decimal.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef unsigned int UINT32;
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UINT64
|
Unsigned INT64. The range is 0 through 18446744073709551615
decimal.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef usigned __int 64 UINT64;
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ULONG
|
Unsigned LONG. The range is 0 through 4294967295 decimal.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef unsigned long ULONG;
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ULONGLONG
|
64-bit unsigned integer. The range is 0 through 18446744073709551615
decimal.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
#if !defined(_M_IX86)
typedef unsigned __int64 ULONGLONG;
#else
typedef double ULONGLONG;
#endif
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ULONG_PTR
|
Unsigned LONG_PTR.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
#if defined(_WIN64)
typedef unsigned __int64 ULONG_PTR;
#else
typedef unsigned long ULONG_PTR;
#endif
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ULONG32
|
Unsigned LONG32. The range is 0 through 4294967295 decimal.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef unsigned int ULONG32;
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ULONG64
|
Unsigned LONG64. The range is 0 through 18446744073709551615
decimal.
This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows:
typedef unsigned __int64 ULONG64;
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UNICODE_STRING
|
A Unicode string.
This type is declared in Winternl.h as follows:
typedef struct _UNICODE_STRING {
USHORT Length;
USHORT MaximumLength;
PWSTR Buffer;
} UNICODE_STRING;
typedef UNICODE_STRING *PUNICODE_STRING;
typedef const UNICODE_STRING *PCUNICODE_STRING;
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USHORT
|
Unsigned SHORT. The range is 0 through 65535 decimal.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef unsigned short USHORT;
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USN
|
Update sequence number (USN).
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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VOID
|
Any type.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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WCHAR
|
16-bit Unicode character. For more information, see Character Sets Used By Fonts.
This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows:
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WINAPI
|
Calling convention for system functions.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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WORD
|
16-bit unsigned integer. The range is 0 through 65535 decimal.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef unsigned short WORD;
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WPARAM
|
Message parameter.
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
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