CopyBytesToHostWord Function

Converts binary values from network byte order to host-specific byte order for the data type.

Pascal

procedure CopyBytesToHostWord(
    const ASource: TIdBytes; 
    const ASourceIndex: Integer; 
    var VDest: Word
);

Parameters

Parameters	Description
ASource	Array of bytes to convert.
ASourceIndex	Initial byte position for the conversion.
VDest	Storage for the converted values.

Description

CopyBytesToHostWord is a procedure used to convert the bytes representing a Word value in ASource from their representation in Network byte order to the byte ordering used on the platform hosting the Indy library.

CopyBytesToHostWord is used to convert the binary values in ASource, and calls the NetworkToHost method in the TIdStack descendant for the platform to access the ntohs, ntols, htons, and htons functions implemented for the protocol stack.

ASourceIndex indicates the initial bye position in ASource to be read and converted in the method.

ADest is the Word value used to store bytes after conversion using the NetworkToHost method in TIdStack.