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authorFred Drake <fdrake@acm.org>1997-12-08 21:25:41 (GMT)
committerFred Drake <fdrake@acm.org>1997-12-08 21:25:41 (GMT)
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Separated the definitions of ntohs(), ntohl(), htons(), htonl(). Separate
descriptions really make things look a bit better, and should improve the ability to re-purpose the content.
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@@ -153,14 +153,27 @@ daemon).
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{ntohl}{x}
-\funcline{ntohs}{x}
-\funcline{htonl}{x}
-\funcline{htons}{x}
-These functions convert 32-bit (`l' suffix) and 16-bit (`s' suffix)
-integers between network and host byte order. On machines where the
-host byte order is the same as the network byte order, they are no-ops
-(assuming the values fit in the indicated size); otherwise, they
-perform 2-byte or 4-byte swap operations.
+Convert 32-bit integers from network to host byte order. On machines
+where the host byte order is the same as network byte order, this is a
+no-op; otherwise, it performs a 4-byte swap operation.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{ntohs}{x}
+Convert 16-bit integers from network to host byte order. On machines
+where the host byte order is the same as network byte order, this is a
+no-op; otherwise, it performs a 2-byte swap operation.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{htonl}{x}
+Convert 32-bit integers from host to network byte order. On machines
+where the host byte order is the same as network byte order, this is a
+no-op; otherwise, it performs a 4-byte swap operation.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{htons}{x}
+Convert 16-bit integers from host to network byte order. On machines
+where the host byte order is the same as network byte order, this is a
+no-op; otherwise, it performs a 2-byte swap operation.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{datadesc}{SocketType}