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A specific term intended to be used literally; for example, language key words, function names, and macro names. You must type these terms exactly as shown. |
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Placeholders for information you must provide. For example, the following syntax for the sndPlaySound function indicates you must substitute values for the lpszSound and wFlags parameters, separated by a comma: |
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Directory names, filenames, and acronyms. |
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Code examples. |
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Indicates a portion of the program is omitted in a program example. |
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For a given function, there are several functions that have the same form but different prefixes; for example, ...GetNumDevs substitutes for the auxGetNumDevs, midiInGetNumDevs, midiOutGetNumDevs, waveInGetNumDevs, and waveOutGetNumDevs functions, all of which have similar syntax and functionality. Also indicates a single statement is omitted in a program example. |
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