| Data Type |
Description |
| ATOM |
Atom. For more information, see Using Atoms. |
| BOOL |
Boolean variable (should be TRUE or FALSE). |
| BOOLEAN |
Boolean variable (should be TRUE or FALSE). |
| BYTE |
Byte (8 bits). |
| CALLBACK |
Calling convention for callback functions. |
| CHAR |
8-bit Windows (ANSI) character. |
| COLORREF |
Red, green, blue (RGB) color value (32 bits). For more information, see COLORREF. |
| CONST |
Variable whose value is to remain constant during execution. |
| CRITICAL_SECTION |
Critical-section object. For more information, see Critical Section Objects. |
| DWORD |
32-bit unsigned integer. |
| DWORD_PTR |
Unsigned long type for pointer precision. Use when casting a pointer to a long type to perform pointer arithmetic. |
| DWORD32 |
32-bit unsigned integer. |
| DWORD64 |
64-bit unsigned integer. |
| FLOAT |
Floating-point variable. |
| HACCEL |
Handle to an accelerator table. |
| HANDLE |
Handle to an object. |
| HBITMAP |
Handle to a bitmap. |
| HBRUSH |
Handle to a brush. |
| HCONV |
Not supported. |
| HCONVLIST |
Not supported. |
| HCURSOR |
Handle to a cursor. |
| HDC |
Handle to a device context (DC). |
| HDDEDATA |
Not supported. |
| HDESK |
Not supported. |
| HDROP |
Handle to an internal drop structure. |
| HDWP |
Handle to a deferred window position structure. |
| HENHMETAFILE |
Not supported. |
| HFILE |
Handle to a file opened by OpenFile, not CreateFile. |
| HFONT |
Handle to a font. |
| HGDIOBJ |
Handle to a GDI object. |
| HGLOBAL |
Handle to a global memory block. |
| HHOOK |
Handle to a hook. |
| HICON |
Handle to an icon. |
| HIMAGELIST |
Handle to an image list. |
| HIMC |
Handle to input context. |
| HINSTANCE |
Handle to an instance. |
| HKEY |
Handle to a registry key. |
| HKL |
Input locale identifier. |
| HLOCAL |
Handle to a local memory block. |
| HMENU |
Handle to a menu. |
| HMETAFILE |
Not supported. |
| HMODULE |
Handle to a module. The value is the base address of the module. |
| HMONITOR |
Handle to a display monitor. |
| HPALETTE |
Handle to a palette. |
| HPEN |
Handle to a pen. |
| HRGN |
Handle to a region. |
| HRSRC |
Handle to a resource. |
| HSZ |
Handle to a DDE string. |
| HWINSTA |
Handle to a window station. |
| HWND |
Handle to a window. |
| INT |
32-bit signed integer. |
| INT_PTR |
Signed integral type for pointer precision. Use when casting a pointer to an integer to perform pointer arithmetic. |
| INT32 |
32-bit signed integer. |
| INT64 |
64-bit signed integer. |
| LANGID |
Language identifier. For more information, see Locale Identifiers. |
| LCID |
Locale identifier. For more information, see Locale Identifiers. |
| LCTYPE |
Locale information type. For more information, see LCTYPE Constants. |
| LONG |
32-bit signed integer. |
| LONG_PTR |
Signed long type for pointer precision. Use when casting a pointer to a long to perform pointer arithmetic. |
| LONG32 |
32-bit signed integer. |
| LONG64 |
64-bit signed integer. |
| LONGLONG |
64-bit signed integer. |
| LPARAM |
Message parameter. |
| LPBOOL |
Pointer to a BOOL. |
| LPBYTE |
Pointer to a BYTE. |
| LPCOLORREF |
Pointer to a COLORREF value. |
| LPCRITICAL_SECTION |
Pointer to a CRITICAL_SECTION. |
| LPCSTR |
Pointer to a constant null-terminated string of 8-bit Windows (ANSI) characters. |
| LPCTSTR |
An LPCWSTR because Windows CE only uses Unicode. |
| LPCVOID |
Pointer to a constant of any type. |
| LPCWSTR |
Pointer to a constant null-terminated string of 16-bit Unicode characters. |
| LPDWORD |
Pointer to a DWORD. |
| LPHANDLE |
Pointer to a HANDLE. |
| LPINT |
Pointer to an INT. |
| LPLONG |
Pointer to a LONG. |
| LPSTR |
Pointer to a null-terminated string of 8-bit Windows (ANSI) characters. |
| LPTSTR |
An LPWSTR because Windows CE only uses Unicode. |
| LPVOID |
Pointer to any type. |
| LPWORD |
Pointer to a WORD. |
| LPWSTR |
Pointer to a null-terminated string of 16-bit Unicode characters. |
| LRESULT |
Signed result of message processing. |
| LUID |
Locally unique identifier. |
| PBOOL |
Pointer to a BOOL. |
| PBOOLEAN |
Pointer to a BOOL. |
| PBYTE |
Pointer to a BYTE. |
| PCHAR |
Pointer to a CHAR. |
| PCRITICAL_SECTION |
Pointer to a CRITICAL_SECTION. |
| PCSTR |
Pointer to a constant null-terminated string of 8-bit Windows (ANSI) characters. |
| PCTSTR |
A PCWSTR because Windows CE only uses Unicode. |
| PCWCH |
Pointer to a constant WCHAR. |
| PCWSTR |
Pointer to a constant null-terminated string of 16-bit Unicode characters. |
| PCWSTR |
Pointer to a constant null-terminated string of 16-bit Unicode characters. |
| PDWORD |
Pointer to a DWORD. |
| PDWORD |
Pointer to a DWORD. |
| PFLOAT |
Pointer to a FLOAT. |
| PHANDLE |
Pointer to a HANDLE. |
| PHKEY |
Pointer to an HKEY. |
| PINT |
Pointer to an INT. |
| PLCID |
Pointer to an LCID. |
| PLONG |
Pointer to a LONG. |
| PLUID |
Pointer to a LUID. |
| POINTER_32 |
32-bit pointer. |
| POINTER_64 |
64-bit pointer. This is a sign-extended 32-bit pointer. |
| PSHORT |
Pointer to a SHORT. |
| PSTR |
Pointer to a null-terminated string of 8-bit Windows (ANSI) characters. |
| PTBYTE |
Pointer to a TBYTE. |
| PTCHAR |
Pointer to a TCHAR. |
| PTSTR |
A PWSTR because Windows CE only uses Unicode. |
| PUCHAR |
Pointer to a UCHAR. |
| PUINT |
Pointer to a UINT. |
| PULONG |
Pointer to a ULONG. |
| PUSHORT |
Pointer to a USHORT. |
| PVOID |
Pointer to any type. |
| PWCHAR |
Pointer to a WCHAR. |
| PWORD |
Pointer to a WORD. |
| PWSTR |
Pointer to a null-terminated string of 16-bit Unicode characters. |
| REGSAM |
Not supported. |
| SC_HANDLE |
Handle to a service control manager database. |
| SC_LOCK |
Handle to a service control manager database lock. |
| SERVICE_STATUS_HANDLE |
Handle to a service status value. |
| SHORT |
Short integer (16 bits). |
| SIZE_T |
The maximum number of bytes to which a pointer can point. Use for a count that must span the full range of a pointer. |
| SSIZE_T |
Signed SIZE_T. |
| TBYTE |
A WCHAR because Windows CE only uses Unicode. |
| TCHAR |
A WCHAR because Windows CE only uses Unicode. |
| UCHAR |
Unsigned CHAR. |
| UINT |
Unsigned INT. |
| UINT_PTR |
Unsigned INT_PTR. |
| UINT32 |
Unsigned INT32. |
| UINT64 |
Unsigned INT64. |
| ULONG |
Unsigned LONG. |
| ULONG_PTR |
Unsigned LONG_PTR. |
| ULONG32 |
Unsigned LONG32. |
| ULONG64 |
Unsigned LONG64. |
| ULONGLONG |
64-bit unsigned integer. |
| UNSIGNED |
Unsigned attribute. |
| USHORT |
Unsigned SHORT. |
| VOID |
Any type. |
| WCHAR |
16-bit Unicode character. |
| WINAPI |
Calling convention for system functions. |
| WORD |
16-bit unsigned integer. |
| WPARAM |
Message parameter. |