[C++] Frequently Used Win32 Data Types , MSG, Defines the fields of an input message (update)

Frequently Used Win32 Data Types

CALLBACK	Replaces FAR PASCAL in application's call back routine.
HANDLE	32-bit unsigned integer that is used as a handle.
HDC	Handle to a device context.
HWND	32-bit unsigned integer that is used as the handle to a window.
LONG	32-bit signed integer
LPARAM	Type used for declaration of lParam.
LPCSTR	LPCSTR is the same as LPSTR  but is used for read-only string pointers.
LPSTR	32-bit pointer.
LPVOID	A generic pointer type. It is equivalent to (void *).
LRESULT	Used for the return value of a window procedure.
UINT	An unsigned integer type
WCHAR	A 16-bit UNICODE character. WCHAR is used to represent all of the symbols for all of the world's languages.
WINAPI	Replaces FAR PASCAL in API declarations.
WPARAM	Used for the declaration of wParam.
HINSTANCE	Handle to the current instance

  

Frequently Used Win32 Structures

MSG	Defines the fields of an input message
PAINTSTRUCT	Defines the paint structure used when drawing inside a window
RECT	Defines a rectangle
WNDCLASS	Defines a window class

 

REF:

https://www.slideshare.net/samirchandra44/windows-programming-ppt