6 The MLWorks Windows Interface Library

6.5 Data types

The following table contains a list of the relevant datatypes and their corresponding Windows types. All C types are of type word unless indicated otherwise under notes.

Table 6.1 ML types and their corresponding C types
ML type	C type	Notes
`hwind`	`HWND`	Window handle.
`hmenu`	`HMENU`	Menu handle.
`word`	`LONG`	See "word" on page 186
`hdc`	`HDC`	Device context handle.
`accelerator_table`	`ACCELERATOR_TABLE`	Table handle.
`wparam`	`WPARAM`
`lparam`	`LPARAM`
`rect`	`RECT`	See "rect" on page 186.
`point`	`POINT`	See "point" on page 186.
`color`	`COLOR`