putshort()

The putshort() call places short byte quantities into the byte stream.

Syntax

#include <sys\types.h>
#include <netinet\in.h>
#include <arpa\nameser.h>
#include <resolv.h>
void putshort (s, msgp)
u_short s;
u_char *msgp;

Parameters

s

Represents a 16-bit integer.

Represents a pointer into the byte stream.

Description

The putshort() call puts short byte quantities into the byte stream or arbitrary byte boundaries.

The putshort() call is one of a group of calls that form the resolver, a set of functions that resolve domain names. Global information used by the resolver calls is kept in the _res data structure. The <RESOLV.H> file contains the _res structure definition. (See The _res Data Structure for more on the _res data structure.)

Related Calls

dn_comp() dn_expand()
dn_find()
dn_skipname()


• getlong()
  
• getshort()
  putlong()
  res_init()
  res_mkquery()
  res_query()
  res_send()