BSWAP(3)

BSWAP(3) | Library Functions Manual | BSWAP(3)

# NAME

`bswap16`, `bswap32`, `bswap64` —
byte-order swapping functions

# LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <sys/types.h>`
`#include <machine/bswap.h>`

uint16_t
`bswap16`(uint16_t);

uint32_t
`bswap32`(uint32_t);

uint64_t
`bswap64`(uint64_t);

# DESCRIPTION

The `bswap16`(), `bswap32`(), and `bswap64`() functions return the value of their argument with the bytes inverted. They can be used to convert 16, 32 or 64 bits integers from little to big endian, or vice-versa.

# SEE ALSO

byteorder(3)

March 17, 1998 | NetBSD 9.5