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    HostToNet

    Convert a host address to a network address.

    Declaration

    Source position: socketsh.inc line 207

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