Controls the size and format of the wchar_t type.

This pragma is compatible with the following platform targets:

68K

PowerPC

NEC V800

Intel x86

MIPS

Embedded 68K

If the pragma wchar_type is on, wchar_t is treated as a built-in type, implemented as an unsigned 16-bit integral type. If the pragma is off, wchar_t and characters in string literals are treated as unsigned short.

This pragma corresponds to the Enable wchar_t Support option in the C/C++ Language settings panel. To check this option, use __option (wchar_type), described in "Checking Options."