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_getshort(3)
NAME
  _getshort - Retrieves short quantities from a byte stream

LIBRARY
  Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a)

SYNOPSIS
  #include <sys/types.h>
  #include <netinet/in.h>
  #include <arpa/nameser.h>
  #include <resolv.h>

  unsigned short _getshort (
	  u_char *message_ptr );

PARAMETERS
  message_ptr
	    Specifies a pointer into the byte stream.

DESCRIPTION
  The _getshort() function gets 16-bit quantities from the byte stream or
  arbitrary byte boundaries.

  The _getshort() function is one of a set of subroutines that form the
  resolver, a set of functions that resolve domain names.  Global information
  that is used by the resolver functions is kept in the _res data structure.
  The include/resolv.h file contains the _res data structure definition.

RETURN VALUES
  Upon successful completion, the _getshort() function returns an unsigned
  short (16-bit) value.

FILES
  /etc/resolv.conf
	    Defines name server and domain names.

RELATED INFORMATION
  Functions: res_init(3), res_mkquery(3), res_send(3), dn_comp(3),
  dn_expand(3), dn_find(3), _getlong(3), putshort(3), putlong(3),
  dn_skipname(3)