An expression that can be evaluated as the program progresses and can be viewed in the Watch window during debugging.
A Microsoft standard file format for storing waveform audio data. Wave files have a .WAV filename extension.
A technique of re-creating an audio waveform from digital samples of the waveform.
A special type of external reference that allows the linker to fix up an address with an alternate symbol. By using a weak external record, a library developer can provide a method for the linker to use an alternate symbol if the code does not make any other references to the module in which the primary symbol resides.
Software that renders Web pages on a local computer. See also World Wide Web.
A display method (pronounced "WI-zy-wig") that shows documents and graphics as they will appear when printed.
Or Unicode character. A 2-byte multilingual character code. Any character, including technical symbols and special publishing characters, can be represented as a wide character. Note that a multibyte character or a double-byte character can be 2 bytes in size, but neither is a wide, or Unicode, character. See also wide-character constant.
A 16-bit character constant that can specify a member of the extended execution character set. Wide-character constants can be used to express characters in alphabets that are too large to be represented by type char. Use wide-character constants in place of multicharacter constants to ensure portability. Syntactically, a wide-character constant is a character constant prefixed by the letter L.
A text file that stores initialization information for Windows and Windows-based applications. The WIN.INI file is configured with a number of sections and entries, depending on a particular system's hardware and software requirements. For example, entries in the [Desktop] section control the appearance of the desktop and the position of windows and icons.
A set of functions contained in WININET.DLL that simplifies client access to the Internet via HTTP, FTP, and Gopher. This collection of functions is an extension to the Win32 API.
A platform that supports the Win32 API. These platforms include Intel Win32s, Windows NT, Windows 95, MIPS Windows NT, DEC Alpha Windows NT, and Power PC Windows NT.
An attribute of a window, such as size, position, or the presence of scroll bars.
A set of attributes that Microsoft Windows uses as a template to create a window in an application. Windows requires that an application supply a class name, the window-procedure address, and an instance handle. Other elements may be used to define default attributes for windows of the class, such as the shape of the cursor and the content of the menu for the window.
The width (x-extent) or height (y-extent) of a window.
In the Win32 API, a 32-bit value (assigned by Windows) that uniquely identifies a window. An application uses this handle to direct the actions of functions to the window. A window handle has the HWND data type; an application must use this type when declaring a variable that holds a window handle.
A function, called by the operating system, that controls the appearance and behavior of its associated windows. The procedure receives and processes all messages to these windows.
The coordinate rectangle that encloses the entire window. The window rectange is defined by two ordered pairs of numbers that define the upper-left and lower-right corners of the rectangle. See also client area.
A named constant that defines an aspect of the window's appearance and behavior not specified by the window's class.
A function that carries out an action on a window. For example SetWindowPos is a window-management function that can change the size, position, or Z order of a window.
A text file that stores initialization information for Windows and Windows-based applications. The WIN.INI file is configured with a number of sections and entries, depending on a particular system's hardware and software requirements. For example, entries in the [Desktop] section control the appearance of the desktop and the position of windows and icons.
A specification for an open set of API functions that allow Windows-based desktop applications to connect to multiple computing environments, with a single version of each application able to work with multiple platforms. With WOSA, applications can access available information regardless of the type of network in use, the types of computers involved, or the types of back-end services available.
A document file that is associated with the Windows Write text editor. The default filename extension for Windows Write files is .WRI.
A set of functions contained in WININET.DLL that simplifies client access to the Internet via HTTP, FTP, and Gopher. This collection of functions is an extension to the Win32 API.
A special form of user assistance that guides the user through a difficult or complex task within an application. For example, a database program can use wizards to generate reports and forms. In Visual C++, the AppWizard generates a skeleton program for a new C++ application.
Data in memory that is aligned on word boundaries. In 32-bit systems, "word alignment" means that the first byte of a data object is located at an address that is a multiple of 4.
A memory address that is a multiple of the machine's word size, in bytes. See also word alignment.
To break lines automatically in order to keep the text within the boundaries of a window or the margins of a document.
A thread that handles background tasks while the user continues to use an application. Tasks such as recalculation and background printing are examples of worker threads. See also user-interface thread.
A directory containing zero or more source files, files that describe the workspace, and files that describe its contents. See also Visual C++ project file, Visual C++ Workspace file, and workspace options file.
A file created and maintained by Visual C++. The file contains all the information about the project workspace, including a list of all the projects, their associated source files, each project's output file, the settings and tools required to build each project, as well as the physical layout and characteristics of Visual C++: window layout and characteristics, syntax coloring, editor preferences, and so on.
The file that stores information about the physical layout and characterisitics you’ve determined for Visual C++, such as window layout. In terms of source control, the workspace options file is not shareable.
In the Microsoft Developers Studio, a window that displays graphical representations of a project workspace. The panes in the window display projects and files, classes for C++ files, and the table of contents for the online help system.
Or the Web. The portion of the global Internet that uses hypertext links to connect pages and resources in a way that lets you reach any page from any other page. Web browsers enable you to navigate the Web.
A specification for an open set of API functions that allow Windows-based desktop applications to connect to multiple computing environments, with a single version of each application able to work with multiple platforms. With WOSA, applications can access available information regardless of the type of network in use, the types of computers involved, or the types of back-end services available.
A C++ class whose function is to provide an alternative interface for objects of another class. For example, C exceptions can be handled as typed exceptions, with the C++ catch handler, by using a C exception wrapper class.
A function whose purpose is to provide an interface to another function. Such an interface might create type safety where none existed in the original function.
An attribute of an object (a C++ ostream object, for example), a pipe, or a file specifying that data can only be written to it, not read from it.
Or the Web. The portion of the global Internet that uses hypertext links to connect pages and resources in a way that lets you reach any page from any other page. Web browsers enable you to navigate the Web.
A display method (pronounced "WI-zy-wig") that shows documents and graphics as they will appear when printed.