NAME

ntohs − Converts an unsigned short (16-bit) integer from Internet network-byte order to host-byte order

LIBRARY

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

SYNOPSIS

#include <arpa/inet.h>

in_port_t ntohs (
in_port_t netshort) ;

STANDARDS

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

ntohs():  XPG4−UNIX

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

PARAMETERS

netshortSpecifies a 16-bit integer in network-byte order. 

DESCRIPTION

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

The Internet network requires address and port reference data in network-byte order. 
 You can use the ntohs() function to convert Internet network address and port data to host-byte ordered integers. 

RETURN VALUES

The ntohs() function returns a 16-bit short integer in host-byte order. 

ERRORS

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

RELATED INFORMATION

Functions: endhostent(3), endservent(3), ntohl(3), htonl(3), htons(3)

Standards: standards(5)