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WCHAR

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Applies to: Windows | Windows Server

WCHAR

The WCHAR data type contains a 16-bit Unicode character.

    #if !defined(_NATIVE_WCHAR_T_DEFINED)
    typedef unsigned short WCHAR;
    #else
    typedef wchar_t WCHAR;
    #endif

Data Types

WCHAR

A 16-bit Unicode character.

Requirements

Requirement Value

Client

Requires Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 Professional.

Server

Requires Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, or Windows 2000 Server.

Header

Declared in Esent.h.