epicsTypes.h

The core data types used by epics.

Author: : Jeff Hill

epicsTypes

Architecture Independent Data Types

These are sufficient for all our current archs

typedef signed char epicsInt8

typedef unsigned char epicsUInt8

typedef short epicsInt16

typedef unsigned short epicsUInt16

typedef int epicsInt32

typedef unsigned int epicsUInt32

typedef long long epicsInt64

typedef unsigned long long epicsUInt64

typedef epicsUInt16 epicsEnum16

typedef float epicsFloat32

typedef double epicsFloat64

typedef epicsInt32 epicsStatus

Defines

stringOf(TOKEN)

MAX_STRING_SIZE

firstEpicsType

lastEpicsType

validEpicsType(x)

invalidEpicsType(x)

Typedefs

typedef char epicsOldString[40]

!! Don’t use this - it may vanish in the future !!

Provided only for backwards compatibility with db_access.h

Enums

enum epicsBoolean

Values:

enumerator epicsFalse

enumerator epicsTrue

enum epicsType

Corresponding Type Codes (this enum must start at zero)

Note

Update epicsTypeToDBR_XXXX[] and DBR_XXXXToEpicsType in db_access.h if you edit this enum

Values:

enumerator epicsInt8T

enumerator epicsUInt8T

enumerator epicsInt16T

enumerator epicsUInt16T

enumerator epicsEnum16T

enumerator epicsInt32T

enumerator epicsUInt32T

enumerator epicsFloat32T

enumerator epicsFloat64T

enumerator epicsStringT

enumerator epicsOldStringT

enum epicsTypeClass

Values:

enumerator epicsIntC

enumerator epicsUIntC

enumerator epicsEnumC

enumerator epicsFloatC

enumerator epicsStringC

enumerator epicsOldStringC

Variables

const char *epicsTypeNames[epicsOldStringT + 1]: An array providing the names for each type The enumeration epicsType is an index to this array of type name strings.

const char *epicsTypeCodeNames[epicsOldStringT + 1]: An array providing the names for each type code The enumeration epicsType is an index to this array of type code name strings.

const unsigned epicsTypeSizes[epicsOldStringT + 1]: An array providing the sizes for each type The enumeration epicsType is an index to this array of type code name strings.

const epicsTypeClass epicsTypeClasses[epicsOldStringT + 1]: An array providing the class of each type The enumeration epicsType is an index to this array of type class identifiers.

const char *epicsTypeAnyFieldName[epicsOldStringT + 1]: An array providing the field name for each type The enumeration epicsType is an index to this array of type code name strings.