NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       ntohs  -  Convert  an unsigned short (16-bit) integer from
       Internet network-byte order to host-byte order

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <arpa/inet.h>

       in_port_t ntohs(
               in_port_t netshort );

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

       Standard C Library (libc)

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Interfaces documented on this reference  page  conform  to
       industry standards as follows:

       ntohs():  XNS4.0, XNS5.0

       Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information
 about industry standards and associated tags.

PARAMETERS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies a 16-bit integer in network-byte order.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The ntohs() (network-to-host short) function  converts  an
       unsigned short (16-bit) integer from Internet network-byte
       order to host-byte order.

       The Internet network requires address and  port  reference
       data in network-byte order.  You can use the ntohs() function
 to convert Internet network address and port data  to
       host-byte ordered integers.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  ntohs()  function  returns  a 16-bit short integer in
       host-byte order.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Current industry standards do not define error values  for
       the ntohs() function.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Functions:    endhostent(3),    endservent(3),   ntohl(3),
       htonl(3), htons(3)

       Standards: standards(5)

       Network Programmer's Guide



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