Network-Byte Order Translation

Internet domain ports and addresses are usually specified to calls using the network-byte ordering convention. The following calls translate integers from host- to network-byte order and from network- to host-byte order.

htonl()

Translates host to network, long integer (32-bit)

Translates host to network, short integer (16-bit)

Translates network to host, long integer (32-bit)

Translates network to host, short integer (16-bit)