Term | Description |
ATOM | Atom. typedef WORD ATOM; |
BOOL | Boolean variable (should be TRUE or FALSE) typedef int BOOL; |
BOOLEAN | Boolean variable (should be TRUE or FALSE) typedef BYTE BOOLEAN; |
BYTE | Byte (8 bits) typedef unsigned char BYTE; |
CALLBACK | Calling convention for callback functions #define CALLBACK __stdcall |
CHAR | 8-bit Windows (ANSI) character. typedef char CHAR; |
COLORREF | Red, green, blue (RGB) color value (32 bits). typedef DWORD COLORREF; |
CONST | Variable whose value is to remain constant during execution #define CONST const |
DWORD | 32-bit unsigned integer typedef unsigned long DWORD; |
DWORDLONG | 64-bit unsigned integer 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. ) typedef ULONG_PTR DWORD_PTR; |
DWORD32 | 32-bit unsigned integer typedef unsigned int DWORD32; |
DWORD64 | 64-bit unsigned integer typedef unsigned __int64 DWORD64; |
FLOAT | Floating-point variable typedef float FLOAT; |
HACCEL | Handle to an accelerator table typedef HANDLE HACCEL; |
HALF_PTR | Half the size of a pointer. Use within a structure that contains a pointer and two small fields #ifdef _WIN64 typedef int HALF_PTR; #else typedef short HALF_PTR; #endif |
HANDLE | Handle to an object typedef PVOID HANDLE; |
HBITMAP | Handle to a bitmap typedef HANDLE HBITMAP; |
HBRUSH | Handle to a brush typedef HANDLE HBRUSH; |
HCOLORSPACE | Handle to a color space #if(WINVER >= 0x0400) typedef HANDLE HCOLORSPACE; #endif |
HCONV | Handle to a dynamic data exchange (DDE) conversation typedef HANDLE HCONV; |
HCONVLIST | Handle to a DDE conversation list typedef HANDLE HCONVLIST; |
HCURSOR | Handle to a cursor typedef HICON HCURSOR; |
HDC | Handle to a device context (DC) typedef HANDLE HDC; |
HDDEDATA | Handle to DDE data typedef HANDLE HDDEDATA; |
HDESK | Handle to a desktop typedef HANDLE HDESK; |
HDROP | Handle to an internal drop structure typedef HANDLE HDROP; |
HDWP | Handle to a deferred window position structure typedef HANDLE HDWP; |
HENHMETAFILE | Handle to an enhanced metafile typedef HANDLE HENHMETAFILE; |
HFILE | Handle to a file opened by OpenFile, not CreateFile typedef int HFILE; |
HFONT | Handle to a font typedef HANDLE HFONT; |
HGDIOBJ | Handle to a GDI object typedef HANDLE HGDIOBJ; |
HGLOBAL | Handle to a global memory block typedef HANDLE HGLOBAL; |
HHOOK | Handle to a hook typedef HANDLE HHOOK; |
HICON | Handle to an icon typedef HANDLE HICON; |
HINSTANCE | Handle to an instance typedef HANDLE HINSTANCE; |
HKEY | Handle to a registry key typedef HANDLE HKEY; |
HKL | Input locale identifier typedef HANDLE HKL; |
HLOCAL | Handle to a local memory block typedef HANDLE HLOCAL; |
HMENU | Handle to a menu typedef HANDLE HMENU; |
HMETAFILE | Handle to a metafile typedef HANDLE HMETAFILE; |
HMODULE | Handle to a module. The value is the base address of the module typedef HINSTANCE HMODULE; |
HMONITOR | Handle to a display monitor if(WINVER >= 0x0500) typedef HANDLE HMONITOR; |
HPALETTE | Handle to a palette typedef HANDLE HPALETTE; |
HPEN | Handle to a pen typedef HANDLE HPEN; |
HRESULT | Return code used by interfaces. It is zero upon success and nonzero to represent an error code or status information typedef LONG HRESULT; |
HRGN | Handle to a region typedef HANDLE HRGN; |
HRSRC | Handle to a resource typedef HANDLE HRSRC; |
HSZ | Handle to a DDE string typedef HANDLE HSZ; |
HWINSTA | Handle to a window station typedef HANDLE WINSTA; |
HWND | Handle to a window typedef HANDLE HWND; |
INT | 32-bit signed integer typedef int INT; |
INT_PTR | Signed integer type for pointer precision. Use when casting a pointer to an integer to perform pointer arithmetic #if defined(_WIN64) typedef __int64 INT_PTR; #else typedef int INT_PTR; #endif |
INT32 | 32-bit signed integer typedef signed int INT32; |
INT64 | 64-bit signed integer typedef signed __int64 INT64; |
LANGID | Language identifier. typedef WORD LANGID; |
LCID | Locale identifier. typedef DWORD LCID; |
LCTYPE | Locale information type. typedef DWORD LCTYPE; |
LGRPID | Language group identifier. typedef DWORD LGRPID; |
LONG | 32-bit signed integer typedef long LONG; |
LONGLONG | 64-bit signed integer #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 #if defined(_WIN64) typedef __int64 LONG_PTR; #else typedef long LONG_PTR; #endif |
LONG32 | 32-bit signed integer typedef signed int LONG32; |
LONG64 | 64-bit signed integer typedef __int64 LONG64; |
LPARAM | Message parameter typedef LONG_PTR LPARAM; |
LPBOOL | Pointer to a BOOL typedef BOOL far *LPBOOL; |
LPBYTE | Pointer to a BYTE typedef BYTE far *LPBYTE; |
LPCOLORREF | Pointer to a COLORREF value typedef DWORD *LPCOLORREF; |
LPCSTR | Pointer to a constant null-terminated string of 8-bit Windows (ANSI) characters. typedef __nullterminated CONST CHAR *LPCSTR; |
LPCTSTR | An LPCWSTR if UNICODE is defined, an LPCSTR otherwise #ifdef UNICODE typedef LPCWSTR LPCTSTR; #else typedef LPCSTR LPCTSTR; #endif |
LPCVOID | Pointer to a constant of any type typedef CONST void *LPCVOID; |
LPCWSTR | Pointer to a constant null-terminated string of 16-bit Unicode characters. typedef CONST WCHAR *LPCWSTR; |
LPDWORD | Pointer to a DWORD typedef DWORD *LPDWORD; |
LPHANDLE | Pointer to a HANDLE typedef HANDLE *LPHANDLE; |
LPINT | Pointer to an INT typedef int *LPINT; |
LPLONG | Pointer to a LONG typedef long *LPLONG; |
LPSTR | Pointer to a null-terminated string of 8-bit Windows (ANSI) characters. typedef CHAR *LPSTR; |
LPTSTR | An LPWSTR if UNICODE is defined, an LPSTR otherwise #ifdef UNICODE typedef LPWSTR LPTSTR; #else typedef LPSTR LPTSTR; #endif |
LPVOID | Pointer to any type typedef void *LPVOID; |
LPWORD | Pointer to a WORD typedef WORD *LPWORD; |
LPWSTR | Pointer to a null-terminated string of 16-bit Unicode characters. typedef WCHAR *LPWSTR; |
LRESULT | Signed result of message processing typedef LONG_PTR LRESULT; |
PBOOL | Pointer to a BOOL typedef BOOL *PBOOL; |
PBOOLEAN | Pointer to a BOOL typedef BOOLEAN *PBOOLEAN; |
PBYTE | Pointer to a BYTE typedef BYTE *PBYTE; |
PCHAR | Pointer to a CHAR typedef CHAR *PCHAR; |
PCSTR | Pointer to a constant null-terminated string of 8-bit Windows (ANSI) characters. typedef CONST CHAR *PCSTR; |
PCTSTR | A PCWSTR if UNICODE is defined, a PCSTR otherwise #ifdef UNICODE typedef LPCWSTR PCTSTR; #else typedef LPCSTR PCTSTR; #endif |
PCWSTR | Pointer to a constant null-terminated string of 16-bit Unicode characters. typedef CONST WCHAR *PCWSTR; |
PDWORD | Pointer to a DWORD typedef DWORD *PDWORD; |
PDWORDLONG | Pointer to a DWORDLONG typedef DWORDLONG *PDWORDLONG; |
PDWORD_PTR | Pointer to a DWORD_PTR typedef DWORD_PTR *PDWORD_PTR; |
PDWORD32 | Pointer to a DWORD32 typedef DWORD32 *PDWORD32; |
PDWORD64 | Pointer to a DWORD64 typedef DWORD64 *PDWORD64; |
PFLOAT | Pointer to a FLOAT typedef FLOAT *PFLOAT; |
PHALF_PTR | Pointer to a HALF_PTR #ifdef _WIN64 typedef HALF_PTR *PHALF_PTR; #else typedef HALF_PTR *PHALF_PTR; #endif |
PHANDLE | Pointer to a HANDLE typedef HANDLE *PHANDLE; |
PHKEY | Pointer to an HKEY typedef HKEY *PHKEY; |
PINT | Pointer to an INT typedef int *PINT; |
PINT_PTR | Pointer to an INT_PTR typedef INT_PTR *PINT_PTR; |
PINT32 | Pointer to an INT32 typedef INT32 *PINT32; |
PINT64 | Pointer to an INT64 typedef INT64 *PINT64; |
PLCID | Pointer to an LCID typedef PDWORD PLCID; |
PLONG | Pointer to a LONG typedef LONG *PLONG; |
PLONGLONG | Pointer to a LONGLONG typedef LONGLONG *PLONGLONG; |
PLONG_PTR | Pointer to a LONG_PTR typedef LONG_PTR *PLONG_PTR; |
PLONG32 | Pointer to a LONG32 typedef LONG32 *PLONG32; |
PLONG64 | Pointer to a LONG64 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 #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 #define POINTER_64 __ptr64 |
PSHORT | Pointer to a SHORT typedef SHORT *PSHORT; |
PSIZE_T | Pointer to a SIZE_T typedef SIZE_T *PSIZE_T; |
PSSIZE_T | Pointer to a SSIZE_T typedef SSIZE_T *PSSIZE_T; |
PSTR | Pointer to a null-terminated string of 8-bit Windows (ANSI) characters. typedef CHAR *PSTR; |
PTBYTE | Pointer to a TBYTE typedef TBYTE *PTBYTE; |
PTCHAR | Pointer to a TCHAR typedef TCHAR *PTCHAR; |
PTSTR | A PWSTR if UNICODE is defined, a PSTR otherwise #ifdef UNICODE typedef LPWSTR PTSTR; #else typedef LPSTR PTSTR; #endif |
PUCHAR | Pointer to a UCHAR typedef UCHAR *PUCHAR; |
PUHALF_PTR | Pointer to a UHALF_PTR #ifdef _WIN64 typedef UHALF_PTR *PUHALF_PTR; #else typedef UHALF_PTR *PUHALF_PTR; #endif |
PUINT | Pointer to a UINT typedef UINT *PUINT; |
PUINT_PTR | Pointer to a UINT_PTR typedef UINT_PTR *PUINT_PTR; |
PUINT32 | Pointer to a UINT32 typedef UINT32 *PUINT32; |
PUINT64 | Pointer to a UINT64 typedef UINT64 *PUINT64; |
PULONG | Pointer to a ULONG typedef ULONG *PULONG; |
PULONGLONG | Pointer to a ULONGLONG typedef ULONGLONG *PULONGLONG; |
PULONG_PTR | Pointer to a ULONG_PTR typedef ULONG_PTR *PULONG_PTR; |
PULONG32 | Pointer to a ULONG32 typedef ULONG32 *PULONG32; |
PULONG64 | Pointer to a ULONG64 typedef ULONG64 *PULONG64; |
PUSHORT | Pointer to a USHORT typedef USHORT *PUSHORT; |
PVOID | Pointer to any type typedef void *PVOID; |
PWCHAR | Pointer to a WCHAR typedef WCHAR *PWCHAR; |
PWORD | Pointer to a WORD typedef WORD *PWORD; |
PWSTR | Pointer to a null- terminated string of 16-bit Unicode characters. typedef WCHAR *PWSTR; |
SC_HANDLE | Handle to a service control manager database. typedef HANDLE SC_HANDLE; |
SC_LOCK | Lock to a service control manager database. typedef LPVOID SC_LOCK; |
SERVICE_STATUS_HANDLE | Handle to a service status value. typedef HANDLE SERVICE_STATUS_HANDLE; |
SHORT | Short integer (16 bits) 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 typedef ULONG_PTR SIZE_T; |
SSIZE_T | Signed SIZE_T typedef LONG_PTR SSIZE_T; |
TBYTE | A WCHAR if UNICODE is defined, a CHAR otherwise #ifdef UNICODE typedef WCHAR TBYTE; #else typedef unsigned char TBYTE; #endif |
TCHAR | A WCHAR if UNICODE is defined, a CHAR otherwise #ifdef UNICODE typedef WCHAR TCHAR; #else typedef char TCHAR; #endif |
UCHAR | Unsigned CHAR typedef unsigned char UCHAR; |
UHALF_PTR | Unsigned HALF_PTR. Use within a structure that contains a pointer and two small fields #ifdef _WIN64 typedef unsigned int UHALF_PTR; #else typedef unsigned short UHALF_PTR; #endif |
UINT | Unsigned INT typedef unsigned int UINT; |
UINT_PTR | Unsigned INT_PTR #if defined(_WIN64) typedef unsigned __int64 UINT_PTR; #else typedef unsigned int UINT_PTR; #endif |
UINT32 | Unsigned INT32 typedef unsigned int UINT32; |
UINT64 | Unsigned INT64 typedef usigned __int 64 UINT64; |
ULONG | Unsigned LONG typedef unsigned long ULONG; |
ULONGLONG | 64-bit unsigned integer #if !defined(_M_IX86) typedef unsigned __int64 ULONGLONG; #else typedef double ULONGLONG #endif |
ULONG_PTR | Unsigned LONG_PTR #if defined(_WIN64) typedef unsigned __int64 ULONG_PTR; #else typedef unsigned long ULONG_PTR; #endif |
ULONG32 | Unsigned LONG32 typedef unsigned int ULONG32; |
ULONG64 | Unsigned LONG64 typedef unsigned __int64 ULONG64; |
USHORT | Unsigned SHORT typedef unsigned short USHORT; |
USN | Update sequence number (USN) typedef LONGLONG USN; |
VOID | Any type #define VOID void |
WCHAR | 16-bit Unicode character. typedef wchar_t WCHAR; |
WINAPI | Calling convention for system functions #define WINAPI __stdcall |
WORD | 16-bit unsigned integer typedef unsigned short WORD; |
WPARAM | Message parameter typedef UINT_PTR WPARAM; |