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_getshort(3) Library Functions Manual _getshort(3) NAME _getshort - Retrieves short quantities from a byte stream LIBRARY Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a) SYNOPSIS #include <sys/types.h> #include <netinet/in.h> #include <arpa/nameser.h> #include <resolv.h> unsigned short _getshort ( u_char *message_ptr ); PARAMETERS Specifies a pointer into the byte stream. DESCRIPTION The _getshort() function gets 16-bit quantities from the byte stream or arbitrary byte boundaries. The _getshort() function is one of a set of subroutines that form the resolver, a set of functions that resolve domain names. Global infor- mation that is used by the resolver functions is kept in the _res data structure. The include/resolv.h file contains the _res data structure definition. RETURN VALUES Upon successful completion, the _getshort() function returns an un- signed short (16-bit) value. FILES Defines name server and domain names. RELATED INFORMATION Functions: res_init(3), res_mkquery(3), res_send(3), dn_comp(3), dn_ex- pand(3), dn_find(3), _getlong(3), putshort(3), putlong(3), dn_skip- name(3) delim off _getshort(3)