Confused by CHAR

I saw in a code the datatype CHAR (with uppercase).

I checked on MSDN and it says
"A string function that converts an int ASCII code to a character."

PHP Code:

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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa258239(SQL.80).aspx 


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Code:

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CHAR* m_cCompleteBuffer = new CHAR [2096];

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So how can it be a data type and a function at the same time?
Or is it the same as char (with lowercase)?

You are looking at a reference for SQL, not C++.

Yes, sorry.

But i cant find anything on C++ either.

probably this - Windows Data Types (Windows)

You can't find anything about the data type 'char'?

c++ char - Google Search

Thank you Vart, thats it.

typedef char CHAR;

So it looks like its the same as "char" only to use it in Windows Visual.

To Gltiich.

I wasn't talking about the data type 'char'. :)

I know the data type 'char' all too well. :)