msdn学习笔记(三):htons;size_is;

1.htons

The htons function converts a u_short from host to TCP/IP network byte order (which is big-endian).

u_short htons(
  u_short hostshort
);

Parameters

hostshort

[in] 16-bit number in host byte order.

Return Values

The htons function returns the value in TCP/IP network byte order.

Remarks

The htons function takes a 16-bit number in host byte order and returns a 16-bit number in network byte order used in TCP/IP networks.

Requirements

Client: Requires Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation, Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95.
Server: Requires Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows NT Server.
Header: Declared in Winsock2.h.
Library: Use Ws2_32.lib.

2.size_is

Use the [size_is] attribute to specify the size of memory allocated for sized pointers, sized pointers to sized pointers, and single- or multidimensional arrays.

[ size_is(limited-expression-list) ]