LEADTOOLS Basic Data Types

Data Type

Definition and Usage

L_WCHAR
  • Defined as WCHAR
  • Used as a 16-bit UNICODE character
L_CHAR
  • Defined as char
  • Used as a signed 8-bit integer
L_UCHAR
  • Defined as unsigned char
  • Used as an unsigned 8-bit integer

 

 

Integer types

 

L_INT8
  • Defined as signed char
  • Used as an 8-bit signed integer
L_INT16
  • Defined as signed short
  • Used as a 16-bit signed integer
L_INT32
  • Defined as signed int
  • Used as a 32-bit signed integer
L_INT64
  • Defined as signed __int64
  • Used as a 64-bit signed integer
L_UINT8
  • Defined as unsigned char
  • Used as an 8-bit unsigned integer
L_UINT16
  • Defined as unsigned short
  • Used as a 16-bit unsigned integer
L_UINT32
  • Defined as unsigned int
  • Used as a 32-bit unsigned integer
L_UINT64
  • Defined as unsigned __int64
  • Used as a 64-bit unsigned integer
L_INT
  • Defined as int
  • Used as a 32-bit signed integer
L_UINT
  • Defined as unsigned int
  • Used as a 32-bit unsigned integer

 

 

Long and Short

 

L_LONG
  • Defined as long
  • Used as a signed integer, 32-bits or larger
L_ULONG
  • Defined as unsigned long
  • Used as an unsigned integer, 32-bits or larger
L_USHORT
  • Defined as unsigned short
  • Used as a 16-bit unsigned integer

 

 

Float types

 

L_FLOAT
  • Defined as float
  • Used as a floating point number
L_DOUBLE
  • Defined as double
  • Used as a double precision floating point number

 

 

32/64 Types

 

L_INT_PTR
  • Defined as INT_PTR
  • Guaranteed to be the same size as a pointer. The size changes with pointer size (32/64). Used where a pointer is cast to an integer type
L_UINT_PTR
  • Defined as UINT_PTR
  • Unsigned variation of L_INT_PTR
L_LONG_PTR
  • Defined as LONG_PTR
  • Guaranteed to be the same size as a pointer. The size changes with pointer size (32/64). Used where a pointer is cast to an integer type
L_ULONG_PTR
  • Defined as ULONG_PTR
  • Unsigned variation of L_LONG_PTR

 

 

L_SIZE_T
  • Defined as SIZE_T
  • Maximum number of bytes to which a pointer can refer
L_SSIZE_T
  • Signed version of L_SIZE_T

 

 

Other types

 

L_VOID
  • Defined as void
  • Used as a void
L_BITFIELD
  • Defined as L_UINT
  • Used as a bit field
L_COLOREF
  • Defined as COLORREF
  • See Windows SDK

 

 

Booleans

 

L_BOOL
  • Defined as BOOL
  • Used as a boolean value

 

 

UNICODE types

 

L_TCHAR
  • Defined as either char or TCHAR
  • If FOR_UNICODE is defined, then L_TCHAR will be defined as TCHAR

 

 

Handles

 

L_HANDLE
  • Defined as HANDLE
  • See Windows SDK
L_HFILE
  • Defined as HANDLE
  • See Windows SDK
L_SANEHANDLE
  • Defined as HANDLE
  • See Windows SDK
L_HWND
  • Defined as HWND
  • See Windows SDK
L_HGDIOBJ
  • Defined as HGDIOBJ
  • See Windows SDK
L_HDC
  • Defined as HDC
  • See Windows SDK
L_HRGN
  • Defined as HRGN
  • See Windows SDK
L_HPALETTE
  • Defined as HPALETTE
  • See Windows SDK.
L_HBITMAP
  • Defined as HBITMAP
  • See Windows SDK.
L_HCURSOR
  • Defined as HCURSOR
  • See Windows SDK.
L_HICON
  • Defined as HICON
  • See Windows SDK.
L_HMETAFILE
  • Defined as HMETAFILE
  • See Windows SDK
L_HENHMETAFILE
  • Defined as HENHMETAFILE
  • See Windows SDK
L_HDIB
  • Defined as HDIB
  • See Windows SDK
L_HINSTANCE
  • Defined as HINSTANCE
  • See Windows SDK
L_HPEN
  • Defined as HPEN
  • See Windows SDK
L_HFONT
  • Defined as HFONT
  • See Windows SDK.
L_HBRUSH
  • Defined as HBRUSH
  • See Windows SDK
L_HGLOBAL
  • Defined as HGLOBAL
  • See Windows SDK

 

 

Structures

 

L_POINT
  • Defined as POINT
  • See Windows SDK
L_RECT
  • Defined as RECT
  • See Windows SDK
L_SIZE
  • Defined as SIZE
  • See Windows SDK
L_BITMAPINFOHEADER
  • Defined as BITMAPINFOHEADER
  • See Windows SDK
L_BITMAPINFO
  • Defined as BITMAPINFO
  • See Windows SDK
L_RGBQUAD
  • Defined as RGBQUAD
  • See Windows SDK
L_RGBQUAD16

typedef struct tagL_RGBQUAD16 
{ 
   L_UINT16 rgbBlue;  // 16-bit blue component 
   L_UINT16 rgbGreen; // 16-bit green component 
   L_UINT16 rgbRed;   // 16-bit red component 
   L_UINT16 rgbReserved; // reserved - use 0 
} 
L_RGBQUAD16; 

 

 

Calling Convention

 

L_xxx_API
  • Defined as __declspec(dllimport) __stdcall
  • NOTE: xxx is the module designation.
  • Examples: L_LTDIS_API - LTDIS, L_LTKRN_API - LTKRN
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