Description
The htons function converts a value of type u_short from host to TCP/IP network byte order (which is big-endian).
Declaration
The system include file WinSock2.inc contains the following declarations for the u_short type, and the htonl function:
u_short = shortint;
function htonl(hostlong : u_long) : u_long;
external dll='ws2_32.dll';Arguments
The only argument passed to the htons function is the u_short value that you want to convert to TCP/IP network byte order.
Return Values
The htons function returns the u_short value in TCP/IP network byte order.
Reference Information
The authoritative source of information about the WinSock2 library is the Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN). You can access the MSDN on the Microsoft website at msdn.microsoft.com.