Detailed Description

Provides functions for dealing with host byte order.

Files

file endian68.h

byte order header.

Functions

int SC68byte_order (void)

Get integer byte order.

int SC68little_endian (void)

Check if byte order is little endian.

int SC68big_endian (void)

Check if byte order is big endian.

Function Documentation

int SC68byte_order ( void )

Get integer byte order.
The SC68byte_order() function returns an integer which gives the position of each byte in the memory.
Examples:

Intel little endian will return 0x03020100.
Motorola big endian will return 0x00010203.

Returns:
byte order.

int SC68little_endian ( void )

Check if byte order is little endian.
The SC68little_endian() function checks if the byte order is little endian.

Returns:
little endian test.

Return values:

1 byte order is little endian.

0 byte order is not little endian.

Warning:
The function only test if the less signifiant byte is stored at offset 0.

int SC68big_endian ( void )

Check if byte order is big endian.
The SC68big_endian() function checks if the byte order is big endian. By the way it returns !SC68little_endian().

Returns:
big endian test.

Return values:

1 byte order is big endian.

0 byte order is not big endian.

See also:
SC68little_endian();

Byte ordering [file68 library documentation.]

Detailed Description

Files

Functions

Function Documentation

Byte ordering
[file68 library documentation.]