TEXT macro (winnt.h)
Identifies a string as Unicode when UNICODE is defined by a preprocessor directive during compilation. Otherwise, the macro identifies a string as an ANSI string.
Syntax
void TEXT(
quote
);
Parameters
quote
Pointer to the string to interpret as UTF-16 or ANSI.
Return value
None
Remarks
This macro interprets an ANSI string at runtime according to the current Windows ANSI code page. Literal ANSI strings that are not strictly ASCII are interpreted differently when processed with different Windows ANSI code pages. For example, "\0xC4" in code page 1252 (Latin-1) represents Upper Case A with Dieresis (Ä). However, in code page 1253 (Greek), the string represents Upper Case Delta (Δ). These different interpretations lead to development and maintenance issues. For example, a developer might correct a string when using a different system code page from the page used by the original developer; or a build computer might use a different code page. The different interpretations also pose runtime issues, for example, when the end user computer uses a different code page to interpret a string from that used by the build computer.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | winnt.h (include Windows.h) |