Broker 10.5 | webMethods Broker Documentation | webMethods Broker Client C API Programmer's Guide | Creating and Initializing Events | Event Data Fields | Field Data Types
 
Field Data Types
The following table shows the data types used by client applications for regular and sequence data fields.
Event or Editor Type
C Language Type
Description
byte
char
Signed 8-bit integer.
short
short
Signed 16-bit integer.
int
long
Signed 32-bit integer.
long
BrokerLong
Signed 64-bit integer.
float
float
Standard-precision floating point number.
double
double
Double-precision floating point number.
boolean
BrokerBoolean
1 (true) or 0 (false), stored as a single byte.
date
BrokerDate
A structure representing the year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and millisecond.
string
BrokerString
A string of characters.
char
char
A single character.
unicode_char
charUC
A Unicode character.
unicode_string
charUC *
A Unicode string.
Use the awGetEventFieldType function to obtain an event field's type.
Note:
See Unicode String Functions for a description of the functions offered for platforms that do not provide built-in support for Unicode characters and strings.