Here’s a short table that helps you translate the C++ variable type declaration to its equivalent in Visual Basic:

C++ Variable	Visual Basic Equivalent
ATOM	ByVal variable as Integer
BOOL	ByVal variable as Long
BYTE	ByVal variable as Byte
CHAR	ByVal variable as Byte
COLORREF	ByVal variable as Long
DWORD	ByVal variable as Long
HWND	ByVal variable as Long
HDC	ByVal variable as Long
HMENU	ByVal variable as Long
INT	ByVal variable as Long
UINT	ByVal variable as Long
LONG	ByVal variable as Long
LPARAM	ByVal variable as Long
LPDWORD	variable as Long
LPINT	variable as Long
LPUINT	variable as Long
LPRECT	variable as Type any variable of that User Type
LPSTR	ByVal variable as String
LPCSTR	ByVal variable as String
LPVOID	variable As Any use ByVal when passing a string
LPWORD	variable as Integer
LPRESULT	ByVal variable as Long
NULL	ByVal Nothing or ByVal 0& or vbNullString
SHORT	ByVal variable as Integer
VOID	Sub Procecure not applicable
WORD	ByVal variable as Integer
WPARAM	ByVal variable as Long