BloombergLP::bslx::MarshallingUtil::getUint16

Load a two-byte unsigned integer from the specified buffer.

Synopsis

Declared in <bslx_marshallingutil.h>

static
void
getUint16(
    unsigned short* variable,
    char const* buffer);

Description

Load into the specified variable the two-byte, two's complement unsigned integer (in host byte order) comprised of the initial two bytes of the specified buffer (in network byte order). The behavior is undefined unless buffer has sufficient contents. Note that the value will be zero-extended.

Parameters

NameDescription
variabledestination for the host-order two-byte unsigned integer
buffersource buffer in network byte order