These data-type mappings are defined in TCHAR.H and depend on whether the constant _UNICODE or _MBCS has been defined in your program.
For related information, see >Using TCHAR.H Data Types with _MBCS Code.
Generic-Text Data Type Mappings
Generic-text
data type name | SBCS (_UNICODE,
_MBCS not
defined) |
_MBCS
defined |
_UNICODE
defined |
| _TCHAR | char | char | wchar_t |
| _tfinddata_t | _finddata_t | _finddata_t | _wfinddata_t |
| _tfinddata64_t | __finddata64_t | __finddata64_t | __wfinddata64_t |
| _tfinddatai64_t | _finddatai64_t | _finddatai64_t | _wfinddatai64_t |
| _TINT | int | int | wint_t |
| _TSCHAR | signed char | signed char | wchar_t |
| _TUCHAR | unsigned char | unsigned char | wchar_t |
| _TXCHAR | char | unsigned char | wchar_t |
| _T or _TEXT | No effect (removed by preprocessor) | No effect (removed by preprocessor) | L (converts following character or string to its Unicode counterpart) |
See Also
Generic-Text Mappings | Constants and Global Variable Mappings | Routine Mappings | A Sample Generic-Text Program | Using Generic-Text Mappings