data types
The provides
platform-independent data types, such as mi_smallint (two-byte
integer), mi_integer (four-byte integer), and mi_double_precision (floating-point
values). For a complete list of data
types, see , C,
and SQL data types.
The mitypes.h header file defines these data
types.
Tip: The mi.h header file
automatically includes the milib.h header, which
in turn includes the mitypes.h header file. Therefore,
you do not need to explicitly include mitypes.h to
use the data
types.
To ensure maximum portability of your code, use these platform-independent data types instead of their C-language equivalents.