diff -r 48780e181b38 -r 578be2adaf3e Symbian3/PDK/Source/GUID-05785721-C090-50C6-BE5E-46EF14222FFF.dita --- a/Symbian3/PDK/Source/GUID-05785721-C090-50C6-BE5E-46EF14222FFF.dita Tue Jul 20 12:00:49 2010 +0100 +++ b/Symbian3/PDK/Source/GUID-05785721-C090-50C6-BE5E-46EF14222FFF.dita Fri Aug 13 16:47:46 2010 +0100 @@ -1,32 +1,32 @@ - - - - - -8 -bit variant, 16 bit variant and build independenceThis document describes 8 bit variant, 16 bit variant and build -independence. -

Descriptors are supplied in two variants:

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Descriptors are also supplied as build independent types. These are used -whenever descriptors are used to represent text strings. By using build independent -types, the appropriate variant, either 16 bit or 8 bit, is selected at build -time depending on whether the _UNICODE macro has been defined -or not.

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Binary data always requires the 8 bit variant, regardless of the build, -and this should be explicitly used in program code.

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Explicit use of the 16 bit variant is rare.

-

With a few exceptions, the behaviour of both 8 bit and 16 bit variants -is the same.

+ + + + + +8 +bit variant, 16 bit variant and build independenceThis document describes 8 bit variant, 16 bit variant and build +independence. +

Descriptors are supplied in two variants:

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  • the 16 bit variant for +handling Unicode strings and double byte valued data

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  • the 8 bit variant for +handling non-Unicode strings and single byte valued data (binary data).

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Descriptors are also supplied as build independent types. These are used +whenever descriptors are used to represent text strings. By using build independent +types, the appropriate variant, either 16 bit or 8 bit, is selected at build +time depending on whether the _UNICODE macro has been defined +or not.

+

Binary data always requires the 8 bit variant, regardless of the build, +and this should be explicitly used in program code.

+

Explicit use of the 16 bit variant is rare.

+

With a few exceptions, the behaviour of both 8 bit and 16 bit variants +is the same.

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