Index for Section 3

Alphabetical listing for N

Bottom of page

ntohs(3)
NAME
  ntohs - Convert an unsigned short (16-bit) integer from Internet network-
  byte order to host-byte order

SYNOPSIS
  #include <arpa/inet.h>

  in_port_t ntohs(
	  in_port_t netshort );

LIBRARY
  Standard C Library (libc)

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

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

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

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

  Standards: standards(5)

  Network Programmer's Guide

Index for Section 3

Alphabetical listing for N

Top of page