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htons(3) Library Functions Manual htons(3) NAME htons - Converts an unsigned short (16-bit) integer from host byte or- der 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 stan- dards as follows: htons(): XPG4-UNIX Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about in- dustry 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 net- work-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 htons(3)