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Load a two‐byte integer from the specified `buffer`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslx_marshallingutil.h>`

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static
void
getInt16(
    short* variable,
    char const* buffer);
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== Description

Load into the specified `variable` the two‐byte, two's complement 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 sign‐extended.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *variable*
| destination for the host‐order two‐byte integer
| *buffer*
| source buffer in network byte order
|===


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