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ntohl

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NAME

ntohl - Converts an unsigned 32-bit integer from Internet network byte order to host byte order  

LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a)  

SYNOPSIS

#include <arpa/inet.h>

in_addr_t ntohl (        in_addr_t netint) ;
 

STANDARDS

Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:

ntohl(): XPG4-UNIX

Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.  

PARAMETERS

Specifies a 32-bit integer in network-byte order.  

DESCRIPTION

The ntohl() (network-to-host long) function converts an unsigned 32-bit integer from Internet network-byte order to host-byte order.

The Internet network requires address and port reference data in network-byte order. You can use the ntohl() function to convert Internet network address and port data to host byte-ordered integers.  

RETURN VALUES

The ntohl() function returns a 32-bit integer in host-byte order.  

ERRORS

Current industry standards do not define error values for the ntohl() function.  

RELATED INFORMATION

Functions: endhostent(3), endservent(3), ntohs(3), htonl(3), htons(3).

Standards: standards(5).

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NAME
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PARAMETERS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUES
ERRORS
RELATED INFORMATION

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