Term | Description |
ATOM | Atom. For more information, see Atoms. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef WORD ATOM; |
BOOL | Boolean variable (should be TRUE or FALSE). This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef int BOOL; |
BOOLEAN | Boolean variable (should be TRUE or FALSE). This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef BYTE BOOLEAN; |
BYTE | Byte (8 bits). This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef unsigned char BYTE; |
CALLBACK | Calling convention for callback functions. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: #define CALLBACK __stdcall |
CHAR | 8-bit Windows (ANSI) character. For more information, see Character Sets Used By Fonts. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef char CHAR; |
COLORREF | Red, green, blue (RGB) color value (32 bits). See COLORREF for information on this type. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef DWORD COLORREF; |
CONST | Variable whose value is to remain constant during execution. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: #define CONST const |
DWORD | 32-bit unsigned integer. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef unsigned long DWORD; |
DWORDLONG | 64-bit unsigned integer. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef ULONGLONG DWORDLONG; |
DWORD_PTR | 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; |
DWORD32 | 32-bit unsigned integer. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef unsigned int DWORD32; |
DWORD64 | 64-bit unsigned integer. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef unsigned __int64 DWORD64; |
FLOAT | Floating-point variable. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef float FLOAT; |
HACCEL | Handle to an accelerator table. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HACCEL; |
HALF_PTR | 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 |
HANDLE | Handle to an object. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef PVOID HANDLE; |
HBITMAP | Handle to a bitmap. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HBITMAP; |
HBRUSH | Handle to a brush. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HBRUSH; |
HCOLORSPACE | Handle to a color space. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: #if(WINVER >= 0x0400) typedef HANDLE HCOLORSPACE; #endif |
HCONV | Handle to a dynamic data exchange (DDE) conversation. This type is declared in Ddeml.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HCONV; |
HCONVLIST | Handle to a DDE conversation list. This type is declared in Ddeml.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HCONVLIST; |
HCURSOR | Handle to a cursor. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HICON HCURSOR; |
HDC | Handle to a device context (DC). This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HDC; |
HDDEDATA | Handle to DDE data. This type is declared in Ddeml.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HDDEDATA; |
HDESK | Handle to a desktop. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HDESK; |
HDROP | Handle to an internal drop structure. This type is declared in ShellApi.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HDROP; |
HDWP | Handle to a deferred window position structure. This type is declared in WinUser.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HDWP; |
HENHMETAFILE | Handle to an enhanced metafile. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HENHMETAFILE; |
HFILE | Handle to a file opened by OpenFile, not CreateFile. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef int HFILE; |
HFONT | Handle to a font. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HFONT; |
HGDIOBJ | Handle to a GDI object. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HGDIOBJ; |
HGLOBAL | Handle to a global memory block. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HGLOBAL; |
HHOOK | Handle to a hook. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HHOOK; |
HICON | Handle to an icon. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HICON; |
HINSTANCE | Handle to an instance. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HINSTANCE; |
HKEY | Handle to a registry key. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HKEY; |
HKL | Input locale identifier. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HKL; |
HLOCAL | Handle to a local memory block. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HLOCAL; |
HMENU | Handle to a menu. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HMENU; |
HMETAFILE | Handle to a metafile. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HMETAFILE; |
HMODULE | 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; |
HMONITOR | Handle to a display monitor. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: if(WINVER >= 0x0500) typedef HANDLE HMONITOR; |
HPALETTE | Handle to a palette. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HPALETTE; |
HPEN | Handle to a pen. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HPEN; |
HRESULT | Return code used by interfaces. It is zero upon success and nonzero to represent an error code or status information. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef LONG HRESULT; |
HRGN | Handle to a region. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HRGN; |
HRSRC | Handle to a resource. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HRSRC; |
HSZ | Handle to a DDE string. This type is declared in Ddeml.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HSZ; |
HWINSTA | Handle to a window station. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE WINSTA; |
HWND | Handle to a window. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE HWND; |
INT | 32-bit signed integer. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef int INT; |
INT_PTR | 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 |
INT32 | 32-bit signed integer. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef signed int INT32; |
INT64 | 64-bit signed integer. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef signed __int64 INT64; |
LANGID | Language identifier. For more information, see Locales. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef WORD LANGID; |
LCID | Locale identifier. For more information, see Locales. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef DWORD LCID; |
LCTYPE | Locale information type. For a list, see Locale and Language Information. This type is declared in WinNls.h as follows: typedef DWORD LCTYPE; |
LGRPID | Language group identifier. For a list, see EnumLanguageGroupLocales. This type is declared in WinNls.h as follows: typedef DWORD LGRPID; |
LONG | 32-bit signed integer. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef long LONG; |
LONGLONG | 64-bit signed integer. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: #if !defined(_M_IX86) typedef __int64 LONGLONG; #else typedef double LONGLONG; #endif |
LONG_PTR | 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 |
LONG32 | 32-bit signed integer. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef signed int LONG32; |
LONG64 | 64-bit signed integer. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef __int64 LONG64; |
LPARAM | Message parameter. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef LONG_PTR LPARAM; |
LPBOOL | Pointer to a BOOL. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef BOOL far *LPBOOL; |
LPBYTE | Pointer to a BYTE. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef BYTE far *LPBYTE; |
LPCOLORREF | Pointer to a COLORREF value. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef DWORD *LPCOLORREF; |
LPCSTR | 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; |
LPCTSTR | 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 |
LPCVOID | Pointer to a constant of any type. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef CONST void *LPCVOID; |
LPCWSTR | 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; |
LPDWORD | Pointer to a DWORD. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef DWORD *LPDWORD; |
LPHANDLE | Pointer to a HANDLE. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HANDLE *LPHANDLE; |
LPINT | Pointer to an INT. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef int *LPINT; |
LPLONG | Pointer to a LONG. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef long *LPLONG; |
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: typedef CHAR *LPSTR; |
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 |
LPVOID | Pointer to any type. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef void *LPVOID; |
LPWORD | Pointer to a WORD. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef WORD *LPWORD; |
LPWSTR | 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: typedef WCHAR *LPWSTR; |
LRESULT | Signed result of message processing. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef LONG_PTR LRESULT; |
PBOOL | Pointer to a BOOL. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef BOOL *PBOOL; |
PBOOLEAN | Pointer to a BOOL. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef BOOLEAN *PBOOLEAN; |
PBYTE | Pointer to a BYTE. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef BYTE *PBYTE; |
PCHAR | Pointer to a CHAR. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef CHAR *PCHAR; |
PCSTR | 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; |
PCTSTR | 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 |
PCWSTR | 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; |
PDWORD | Pointer to a DWORD. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef DWORD *PDWORD; |
PDWORDLONG | Pointer to a DWORDLONG. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef DWORDLONG *PDWORDLONG; |
PDWORD_PTR | Pointer to a DWORD_PTR. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef DWORD_PTR *PDWORD_PTR; |
PDWORD32 | Pointer to a DWORD32. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef DWORD32 *PDWORD32; |
PDWORD64 | Pointer to a DWORD64. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef DWORD64 *PDWORD64; |
PFLOAT | Pointer to a FLOAT. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef FLOAT *PFLOAT; |
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 |
PHANDLE | Pointer to a HANDLE. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef HANDLE *PHANDLE; |
PHKEY | Pointer to an HKEY. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef HKEY *PHKEY; |
PINT | Pointer to an INT. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef int *PINT; |
PINT_PTR | Pointer to an INT_PTR. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef INT_PTR *PINT_PTR; |
PINT32 | Pointer to an INT32. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef INT32 *PINT32; |
PINT64 | Pointer to an INT64. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef INT64 *PINT64; |
PLCID | Pointer to an LCID. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef PDWORD PLCID; |
PLONG | Pointer to a LONG. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef LONG *PLONG; |
PLONGLONG | Pointer to a LONGLONG. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef LONGLONG *PLONGLONG; |
PLONG_PTR | Pointer to a LONG_PTR. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef LONG_PTR *PLONG_PTR; |
PLONG32 | Pointer to a LONG32. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef LONG32 *PLONG32; |
PLONG64 | Pointer to a LONG64. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef LONG64 *PLONG64; |
POINTER_32 | 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 POINTER32 #endif |
POINTER_64 | 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: #define POINTER_64 __ptr64 |
PSHORT | Pointer to a SHORT. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef SHORT *PSHORT; |
PSIZE_T | Pointer to a SIZE_T. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef SIZE_T *PSIZE_T; |
PSSIZE_T | Pointer to a SSIZE_T. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef SSIZE_T *PSSIZE_T; |
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: typedef CHAR *PSTR; |
PTBYTE | Pointer to a TBYTE. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef TBYTE *PTBYTE; |
PTCHAR | Pointer to a TCHAR. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef TCHAR *PTCHAR; |
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 |
PUCHAR | Pointer to a UCHAR. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef UCHAR *PUCHAR; |
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 |
PUINT | Pointer to a UINT. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef UINT *PUINT; |
PUINT_PTR | Pointer to a UINT_PTR. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef UINT_PTR *PUINT_PTR; |
PUINT32 | Pointer to a UINT32. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef UINT32 *PUINT32; |
PUINT64 | Pointer to a UINT64. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef UINT64 *PUINT64; |
PULONG | Pointer to a ULONG. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef ULONG *PULONG; |
PULONGLONG | Pointer to a ULONGLONG. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef ULONGLONG *PULONGLONG; |
PULONG_PTR | Pointer to a ULONG_PTR. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef ULONG_PTR *PULONG_PTR; |
PULONG32 | Pointer to a ULONG32. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef ULONG32 *PULONG32; |
PULONG64 | Pointer to a ULONG64. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef ULONG64 *PULONG64; |
PUSHORT | Pointer to a USHORT. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef USHORT *PUSHORT; |
PVOID | Pointer to any type. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef void *PVOID; |
PWCHAR | Pointer to a WCHAR. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef WCHAR *PWCHAR; |
PWORD | Pointer to a WORD. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef WORD *PWORD; |
PWSTR | 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: typedef WCHAR *PWSTR; |
SC_HANDLE | 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; |
SC_LOCK | Lock to a service control manager database. For more information, see SCM Handles. This type is declared in WinSvc.h as follows: typedef LPVOID SC_LOCK; |
SERVICE_STATUS_HANDLE | 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; |
SHORT | Short integer (16 bits). This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef short SHORT; |
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. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef ULONG_PTR SIZE_T; |
SSIZE_T | Signed SIZE_T. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef LONG_PTR SSIZE_T; |
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 |
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 |
UCHAR | Unsigned CHAR. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef unsigned char UCHAR; |
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 |
UINT | Unsigned INT. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef unsigned int UINT; |
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 |
UINT32 | Unsigned INT32. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef unsigned int UINT32; |
UINT64 | Unsigned INT64. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef usigned __int 64 UINT64; |
ULONG | Unsigned LONG. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef unsigned long ULONG; |
ULONGLONG | 64-bit unsigned integer. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: #if !defined(_M_IX86) typedef unsigned __int64 ULONGLONG; #else typedef double ULONGLONG #endif |
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 |
ULONG32 | Unsigned LONG32. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef unsigned int ULONG32; |
ULONG64 | Unsigned LONG64. This type is declared in BaseTsd.h as follows: typedef unsigned __int64 ULONG64; |
USHORT | Unsigned SHORT. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef unsigned short USHORT; |
USN | Update sequence number (USN). This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef LONGLONG USN; |
VOID | Any type. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: #define VOID void |
WCHAR | 16-bit Unicode character. For more information, see Character Sets Used By Fonts. This type is declared in WinNT.h as follows: typedef wchar_t WCHAR; |
WINAPI | Calling convention for system functions. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: #define WINAPI __stdcall |
WORD | 16-bit unsigned integer. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef unsigned short WORD; |
WPARAM | Message parameter. This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef UINT_PTR WPARAM; |