osf1 man page for htons

htons(3)						     Library Functions Manual							  htons(3)

NAME
       htons - Converts an unsigned short (16-bit) integer from host byte order to network byte order

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

SYNOPSIS
       #include <arpa/inet.h> in_port_t htons (      in_port_t hostshort) ;

STANDARDS
       Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:

       htons():  XNS4.0

       Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.

PARAMETERS
       Specifies a 16-bit integer in host byte order.

DESCRIPTION
       The  htons()  (host-to-network  short)  function  converts an unsigned short (16-bit) integer from host byte order to Internet network-byte
       order.

       The Internet network requires address and port reference data in network-byte order.  Use the htons() function to convert address and  port
       short integers from host byte order to Internet network-byte order.

RETURN VALUES
       Upon successful completion, the htons() function returns a 16-bit short integer in Internet network-byte order.

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

RELATED INFORMATION
       Functions: endhostent(3), endservent(3), htonl(3), ntohl(3), ntohs(3).

       Standards: standards(5).

       Network Programmer's Guide delim off

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