DataTypes
Although data types are visualized as strings in most places in Apis, it is sometimes necessary to know the code for a data type. The following table is a brief overview, mapping the types to their code value.
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| Character | 16 |
| Unsigned character | 17 |
| 2 byte integer | 2 |
| 4 byte integer | 3 |
| 8 byte integer | 20 |
| 2 byte unsigned integer | 18 |
| 4 byte unsigned integer | 19 |
| 8 byte unsigned integer | 21 |
| 4 byte real | 4 |
| 8 byte real | 5 |
| Boolean | 11 |
| String | 8 |
| Date | 7 |
| Variant | 12 |
| Decimal | 14 |
| Error | 10 |
| Currency | 6 |
| Filetime | 64 |
| Array | 8192 |
| Vector | 4096 |
| Null terminated string | 30 |
| Wide null terminated string | 31 |