The following table lists data types used in the Win32 API (listed in Wtypes.h) and C-style functions. Many unmanaged libraries contain functions that pass these data types as parameters and return values. The third column lists the corresponding .NET Framework built-in value type or class that you use in managed code. In some cases, you can substitute a type of the same size for the type listed in the table.
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Unmanaged type in Wtypes.h | Unmanaged C language type | Managed class name | Description |
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HANDLE | void* | 32 bits on 32-bit Windows operating systems, 64 bits on 64-bit Windows operating systems. | |
BYTE | unsigned char | 8 bits | |
SHORT | short | 16 bits | |
WORD | unsigned short | 16 bits | |
INT | int | 32 bits | |
UINT | unsigned int | 32 bits | |
LONG | long | 32 bits | |
BOOL | long | 32 bits | |
DWORD | unsigned long | 32 bits | |
ULONG | unsigned long | 32 bits | |
CHAR | char | Decorate with ANSI. | |
WCHAR | wchar_t | Decorate with Unicode. | |
LPSTR | char* | Decorate with ANSI. | |
LPCSTR | Const char* | Decorate with ANSI. | |
LPWSTR | wchar_t* | Decorate with Unicode. | |
LPCWSTR | Const wchar_t* | Decorate with Unicode. | |
FLOAT | Float | 32 bits | |
DOUBLE | Double | 64 bits |
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