Load into the specified variable the seven-byte, two's complement unsigned integer (in host byte order) comprised of the initial seven 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.
Declared in <bslx_marshallingutil.h>
static
void
getUint56(
bsls::Types::Uint64* variable,
char const* buffer);