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scan_xshort(3)						     Library Functions Manual						    scan_xshort(3)

NAME
       scan_xshort - parse an unsigned short integer in hexadecimal ASCII representation

SYNTAX
       #include <scan.h>

       size_t scan_xshort(const char *src,unsigned short *dest);

DESCRIPTION
       scan_xshort  parses  an unsigned short integer in hexadecimal ASCII representation from src and writes the result into dest. It returns the
       number of bytes read from src.

       scan_xshort understands both upper and lower case letters.

       scan_xshort does not expect or understand a "0x" prefix.

SEE ALSO
       fmt_xshort(3)

																    scan_xshort(3)