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Win32 BOOL and bool ?

endemoniada · 2014-07-16T14:04:00

Hi guys, In Win32 (Visual Studio) is bool exactly the same as BOOL ? What exactly is BOOL ? typedef int BOOL or maybe #define BOOL int or something else ? I'd rather use bool but want to make sure it's really the same. Thank you.

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Started by Endemoniada July 14, 2014 09:34 PM

9 comments, last by Endurion 9 years, 9 months ago

Endurion

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July 16, 2014 02:04 PM

The consensus for the Windows defined types is, usually you DO NOT mix them. Pass a BOOL to a BOOL etc. Don't assume, just because they sound samey, that they are the same. There's usually a reason why they added a new type instead of reusing an existing one.

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