Data Types

Document Imaging SDK data types are defined in the BITIFF.H header file. Below is a complete listing.

DATA TYPE	DESCRIPTION
BYTETYPE	An 8-bit unsigned integer (BYTE).
ASCIITYPE	Eight-bit bytes that store ASCII codes. The last byte must be ‘\0’.
SHORTTYPE	A 16-bit (2-byte) unsigned integer (WORD).
LONGTYPE	A 32-bit (4-byte) unsigned integer (DWORD).
RATIONALTYPE	Two LONGTYPEs. The first LONGTYPE represents the numerator of a fraction; the second, the denominator.