C++ Socket: How to read a long

maldini1010 · 02-22-2005, 05:35 PM

Hi,

I am able to read a long in Java with readlong();

does anyone know how to read a long in c++

Thanks guys
maldini

Mara · 02-23-2005, 05:45 AM

Well...read(fd, buffer, sizeof(long)) maybe? What do you want to read exactly and from where?

maldini1010 · 02-24-2005, 11:13 PM

Hi,

I am trying to interface a Server implemented in Java with a my Client which i am writing in C++.
The server is sending information with the function call writelong(byte[]). I think the what you have recommended works. thanks alot.

maldini

Mara · 02-25-2005, 03:56 PM

Remember that with C/C++ you must remember about big/little endian. htons(), htonl(), ntohl() and ntohs() functons do the possible conversions.