Open System Services Library Calls Reference Manual (G06.29+, H06.08+, J06.03+)

ntohl(3) OSS Library Calls Reference Manual
NAME
ntohl - Converts a 32-bit integer from Internet network byte order to host byte order
LIBRARY
G-series native OSS processes: /G/system/sysnn/zinetsrl
32-bit H-series and J-series OSS processes: /G/system/zdllnnn/zinetdll |
64-bit H-series and J-series OSS processes: /G/system/zdllnnn/yinetdll |
SYNOPSIS
#include <arpa/inet.h>
in_addr_t ntohl(
in_addr_t netlong);
PARAMETERS
netlong Specifies a 32-bit integer in network byte order.
DESCRIPTION
The ntohl( ) (network-to-host long) function converts a 32-bit integer from Internet network byte
order to host byte order. This function is provided for compatibility with the XPG4 specification.
The ntohl( ) function is most often used to convert values returned by the gethostent( ) and get-
servent( ) functions.
RETURN VALUES
The ntohl( ) function returns a 32-bit long integer in host byte order.
ERRORS
The ntohl( ) function does not set errno.
RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: ntohs(3), htonl(3), htons(3).
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