Translate CIM, C++ and VARIANT types

Question

Here is a list of CIM types, I need to know the equivalent in C++ and VARIANT types.

CIM_ILLEGAL

CIM_EMPTY

CIM_SINT8

CIM_UINT8

CIM_SINT16

CIM_UINT16

CIM_SINT32

CIM_UINT32

CIM_SINT64

CIM_UINT64

CIM_REAL32

CIM_REAL64

CIM_BOOLEAN

CIM_STRING

CIM_DATETIME

CIM_REFERENCE

CIM_CHAR16

CIM_OBJECT

CIM_FLAG_ARRAY

Answer 1

CIM: CIM_ILLEGAL

C++: -

VARIANT: -

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CIM: CIM_EMPTY

C++: -

VARIANT: VT_EMPTY

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CIM: CIM_SINT8

C++: signed char

VARIANT: VT_I1

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CIM: CIM_UINT8

C++: unsigned char

VARIANT: VT_UI1

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CIM: CIM_SINT16

C++: signed short

VARIANT: VT_I2

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CIM: CIM_UINT16

C++: unsigned short

VARIANT: VT_UI2

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CIM: CIM_SINT32

C++: signed int

VARIANT: VT_I4

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CIM: CIM_UINT32

C++: unsigned int

VARIANT: VT_UI4

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CIM: CIM_SINT64

C++: signed __int64

VARIANT: VT_I8

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CIM: CIM_UINT64

C++: unsigned __int64

VARIANT: VT_UI8

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CIM: CIM_REAL32

C++: float

VARIANT: VT_R4

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CIM: CIM_REAL64

C++: double

VARIANT: VT_R8

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CIM: CIM_BOOLEAN

C++: bool

VARIANT: VT_BOOL

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CIM: CIM_STRING

C++: BSTR, WideString

VARIANT: VT_BSTR

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CIM: CIM_DATETIME

C++: time_t, TDateTime

VARIANT: VT_DATE

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CIM: CIM_REFERENCE

C++: -

VARIANT: -

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CIM: CIM_CHAR16

C++: wchar_t

VARIANT: VT_BSTR or VT_I2

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CIM: CIM_OBJECT

C++: -

VARIANT: VT_UNKNOWN or VT_DISPATCH, depending on the object type

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CIM: CIM_FLAG_ARRAY

C++: -

VARIANT: VT_ARRAY combined with another VT flag specifying the array type