reverse.3

speech signal process tools

.\" Copyright (c) 1987, 1990 Entropic Speech, Inc.; All rights reserved
.\" @(#)reverse.3	1.6 02 May 1997 ESI
.TH REVERSE 3\-ESPSu 02 May 1997
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.SH NAME
long_reverse \- reverse the bytes in a long integer.
.sp .25
short_reverse \- reverse the bytes in a short integer.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.ft B
.br
long long_reverse (l);
.br
long l;
.br
short short_reverse (s);
.br
short s;
.ft
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I long_reverse
returns the value which results from reversing the order of the bytes in 
.I l.
.I short_reverse
returns the value which results from reversing the order of the bytes
in 
.I s.
These functions are useful in converting between machine dependent data formats.
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf

long l; lswap;
short s, sswap;

lswap = long_reverse (l);
sswap = short_reverse (s);

.fi
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
None.
.SH BUGS
None known.
.SH AUTHOR
Brian Sublett