MAKEINTATOM macro (winbase.h)

Converts the specified atom into a string, so it can be passed to functions which accept either atoms or strings.

Syntax

void MAKEINTATOM(
   i
);

Parameters

i

The numeric value to be made into an integer atom. This parameter can be either an integer atom or a string atom.

Return value

None

Remarks

Although the return value of the MAKEINTATOM macro is cast as an LPTSTR value, it cannot be used as a string pointer except when it is passed to atom-management functions that require an LPTSTR argument.

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 winbase.h (include Windows.h)

See also

AddAtom

DeleteAtom

GetAtomName

GlobalAddAtom

GlobalDeleteAtom

GlobalGetAtomName

Reference