DATA TYPE

This is an enumeration of the different ways of storing data in a byte stream. The values are used in the [DataTypeID] column of the [Entity] table. They are recorded in the [ID] column of the [DataType] reference table.

Name	Value	Meaning
DATA_TYPE_UNKNOWN	0	The format of the data is not known
DATA_TYPE_int8_t	1	A signed byte.
DATA_TYPE_uint8_t	2	An unsigned byte.
DATA_TYPE_ASCII	3	An ASCII character.
DATA_TYPE_wchar_t	4	A sixteen bit Unicode character in UCS-2 encoding. AKA "wide character"
DATA_TYPE_GUID	5	A 128-bit (16 byte) globally unique identifier.
DATA_TYPE_ASCII_GUID	6	A 128-bit globally unique identifier in ASCII format.
DATA_TYPE_wchar_t_GUID	7	A 128-bit globally unique identifier in wide character format.
DATA_TYPE_LITTLE_ENDIAN_int16_t	10	A signed sixteen bit (two byte) integer in little endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_LITTLE_ENDIAN_uint16_t	11	An unsigned sixteen bit (two byte) integer in little endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_LITTLE_ENDIAN_int24_t	12	A signed twenty-four bit (three byte) integer in little endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_LITTLE_ENDIAN_uint24_t	13	An unsigned twenty-four bit (three byte) integer in little endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_LITTLE_ENDIAN_int32_t	14	A signed thirty-two bit (four byte) integer in little endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_LITTLE_ENDIAN_uint32_t	15	An unsigned thirty-two bit (four byte) integer in little endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_LITTLE_ENDIAN_int48_t	16	A signed forty-eight bit (six byte) integer in little endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_LITTLE_ENDIAN_uint48_t	17	An unsigned forty-eight bit (six byte) integer in little endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_LITTLE_ENDIAN_int64_t	18	A signed sixty-four bit (eight byte) integer in little endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_LITTLE_ENDIAN_uint64_t	19	An unsigned sixty-four bit (eight byte) integer in little endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_LITTLE_ENDIAN_DATA_FIELD	20	An arbitrary length integer in little endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_BIG_ENDIAN_int16_t	30	A signed sixteen bit (two byte) integer in big endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_BIG_ENDIAN_uint16_t	31	An unsigned sixteen bit (two byte) integer in big endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_BIG_ENDIAN_int24_t	32	A signed twenty-four bit (three byte) integer in big endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_BIG_ENDIAN_uint24_t	33	An unsigned twenty-four bit (three byte) integer in big endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_BIG_ENDIAN_int32_t	34	A signed thirty-two bit (four byte) integer in big endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_BIG_ENDIAN_uint32_t	35	An unsigned thirty-two bit (four byte) integer in big endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_BIG_ENDIAN_int48_t	36	A signed forty-eight bit (six byte) integer in big endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_BIG_ENDIAN_uint48_t	37	An unsigned forty-eight bit (six byte) integer in big endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_BIG_ENDIAN_int64_t	38	A signed sixty-four bit (eight byte) integer in big endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_BIG_ENDIAN_uint64_t	39	An unsigned sixty-four bit (eight byte) integer in big endian (Intel) layout.
DATA_TYPE_Encoded_Integer	40	An arbitrary length encoded integer.
DATA_TYPE_Double	50	A floating point number.
DATA_TYPE_UCS4	51	A thirty-two bit (four byte) Unicode character in UCS-4 encoding.