htonl() convert 32-bit values between host and network byte order	Function
	SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RETURN VALUES CONFORMANCE MULTITHREAD SAFETY LEVEL PORTING ISSUES AVAILABILITY SEE ALSO

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SYNOPSIS

#include <machine/endian.h>

unsigned long htonl(unsigned long hostlong);

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DESCRIPTION

This subroutine converts values between the host and network byte order. Specifically, htonl() converts 32-bit (4-byte) quantities from host byte order to network byte order.

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PARAMETERS

hostlong 

Specifies the 32-bit host quantity.

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RETURN VALUES

htonl() returns the network byte order of hostlong.

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CONFORMANCE

UNIX 98.

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MULTITHREAD SAFETY LEVEL

MT-Safe.

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PORTING ISSUES

None.

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AVAILABILITY

PTC MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers 64-Bit Edition
PTC MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers 64-Bit Edition

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SEE ALSO

Functions:

htons(), ntohl(), ntohs()

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