This macro creates a locale identifier from a language identifier.
At a Glance
| Header file: | Winnt.h |
| Windows CE versions: | 1.0 and later |
Syntax
DWORD MAKELCID( WORD wLanguageID WORD wSortID );
Parameters
wLanguageID
Specifies the language identifier. This parameter is a combination of a primary language identifier and a secondary language identifier and is usually created by using the MAKELANGID macro.
wSortID
Specifies the sort identifier. The following sort identifiers are defined:
| Value | Description |
| SORT_DEFAULT | Specifies the default sort. |
| SORT_JAPANESE_XJIS | Specifies Japanese XJIS order. |
| SORT_JAPANESE_UNICODE | Specifies Japanese Unicode order. |
| SORT_CHINESE_BIG5 | Specifies Chinese BIG5 order. |
| SORT_CHINESE_UNICODE | Specifies Chinese Unicode order. |
| SORT_KOREAN_KSC | Specifies Korean KSC order. |
| SORT_KOREAN_UNICODE | Specifies Korean Unicode order. |
Return Values
The return value is a locale identifier.
Remarks
The MAKELCID macro is defined as follows:
#define MAKELCID(lgid, srtid) \
((DWORD)((((DWORD)((WORD )(srtid))) << 16) | \
((DWORD)((WORD )(lgid)))))
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