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HostToNet

Convert a host address to a network address

Declaration

Source position: socketsh.inc line 199

  function HostToNet(Host: in_addr) : in_addr;
  function HostToNet(Host: LongInt) : LongInt;

Description

HostToNet converts a host address to a network address. It takes care of endianness of the host machine. The address can be specified as a dotted quad or as a longint.

Errors

None.

See also

Name Description
HToNS Convert short integer from host ordered to network ordered
NetToHost Convert a network address to a host address.
NToHS Convert short integer from network ordered to host ordered
ShortHostToNet Convert a host port number to a network port number
ShortNetToHost Convert a network port number to a host port number