Mapping Service Description Data Types to IDL Data Types
The following table shows the mapping of XML data types specified in a service description to the corresponding data types used in IDL.
| XML Data Type | IDL Data Type |
|---|---|
| bin.base64 | SAFEARRAY |
| bin.hex | SAFEARRAY |
| boolean | VARIANT_BOOL |
| char | wchar_t |
| date | DATE |
| dateTime | DATE |
| dateTime.tz | DATE |
| fixed.14.4 | CY |
| float | float |
| i1 | char |
| i2 | short |
| i4 | long |
| int | long |
| number | BSTR |
| r4 | float |
| r8 | double |
| string | BSTR |
| time | DATE |
| time.tz | DATE |
| ui1 | unsigned char |
| ui2 | unsigned short |
| ui4 | unsigned long |
| uri | BSTR |
| uuid | BSTR |
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