IPAddress.NetworkToHostOrder Method (Int32) (System.Net)

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IPAddress.NetworkToHostOrder Method (Int32)

Converts an integer value from network byte order to host byte order.

Namespace: System.Net
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Shared Function NetworkToHostOrder ( _
	network As Integer _
) As Integer

public static int NetworkToHostOrder(
	int network
)

Visual C++

public:
static int NetworkToHostOrder(
	int network
)

static member NetworkToHostOrder : 
        network:int -> int

Parameters

network: Type: System.Int32
The number to convert, expressed in network byte order.

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
An integer value, expressed in host byte order.

Remarks

Different computers use different conventions for ordering the bytes within multibyte integer values. Some computers put the most significant byte first (known as big-endian order) and others put the least-significant byte first (known as little-endian order). To work with computers that use different byte ordering, all integer values that are sent over the network are sent in network byte order which has the most significant byte first.

The NetworkToHostOrder method converts multibyte integer values that are stored on the host system from the byte order used by the network to the byte order used by the host.

Examples

The following example uses the NetworkToHostOrder method to convert an integer value from network byte order to host byte order.

Visual Basic


Public Sub NetworkToHostOrder_Integer(networkByte As Integer)
    Dim hostByte As Integer
    ' Converts an integer value from network byte order to host byte order.
    hostByte = IPAddress.NetworkToHostOrder(networkByte)
    Console.WriteLine("Network byte order to Host byte order of {0} is {1}", networkByte, hostByte)
End Sub 'NetworkToHostOrder_Integer


public void NetworkToHostOrder_Integer(int networkByte)
{
  int hostByte;
  // Converts an integer value from network byte order to host byte order.
  hostByte = IPAddress.NetworkToHostOrder(networkByte);
  Console.WriteLine("Network byte order to Host byte order of {0} is {1}", networkByte, hostByte);
}

Visual C++


void NetworkToHostOrder_Integer( int networkByte )
{
   int hostByte;
   // Converts an integer value from network Byte order to host Byte order.
   hostByte = IPAddress::NetworkToHostOrder( networkByte );
   Console::WriteLine( "Network Byte order to Host Byte order of {0} is {1}", networkByte, hostByte );
}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

IPAddress Class

NetworkToHostOrder Overload

System.Net Namespace

HostToNetworkOrder