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UNALIGNED_RET16()

Access a misaligned 16-bit value safely

Synopsis:

#include <gulliver.h>

uint16_t UNALIGNED_RET16( const uint16_t *loc );

Arguments:

loc

The address where you want to get the value from.

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The UNALIGNED_RET16() macro lets you access the misaligned 16-bit value pointed to by loc without faulting.

Returns:

The 16-bit value pointed to by loc.

Classification:

QNX Neutrino

Caveats:

UNALIGNED_RET16() is implemented as a macro.

See also:

ENDIAN_BE16(), ENDIAN_BE32(), ENDIAN_BE64(), ENDIAN_LE16(), ENDIAN_LE32(), ENDIAN_LE64(), ENDIAN_RET32(), ENDIAN_RET64(), ENDIAN_SWAP16(), ENDIAN_SWAP32(), ENDIAN_SWAP64(), htonl(), htons(), ntohl(), ntohs(), UNALIGNED_PUT16(), UNALIGNED_PUT32(), UNALIGNED_PUT64(), UNALIGNED_RET32(), UNALIGNED_RET64()