Description
The ntohs function converts a value of type u_short from TCP/IP network byte order (which is big-endian) to host order.
Declaration
The system include file WinSock2.inc contains the following declarations for the u_short type, and the ntohs function:
u_short = shortint;
function ntohs(netshort : u_short) : u_short;
external dll='ws2_32.dll';Arguments
The only argument passed to the ntohs function is the u_short value that you want to convert to host byte order.
Return Values
The ntohs function returns the u_short value in host 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.