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> Unreal Engine API Reference > Runtime > Core > GenericPlatform > FGenericPlatformTypes > CHAR16

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CHAR16

A 16-bit character type. In-memory only. 16-bit representation. Should really be char16_t but making this the generic option is easier for compilers which don't fully support C++11 yet (i.e. MSVC).

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Type

typedef uint16 CHAR16

References

Module	Core
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/GenericPlatform/GenericPlatform.h
Include	#include "GenericPlatform/GenericPlatform.h"

Remarks

A 16-bit character type. In-memory only. 16-bit representation. Should really be char16_t but making this the generic option is easier for compilers which don't fully support C++11 yet (i.e. MSVC).

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