htons() convert 16-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 short htons(unsigned short hostshort);

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DESCRIPTION

This subroutine converts values between the host and network byte order. Specifically, htons() converts 16-bit quantities from host byte order to network byte order.

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PARAMETERS

hostshort 

Specifies the 16-bit quantity.

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RETURN VALUES

htons() returns network byte order of hostshort.

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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:

htonl(), ntohl(), ntohs()

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