---
name: "uint16_pack_big"
section: "3diet"
platform: "linux"
package: "libowfat-dev"
version: "0.28-2"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/uint16_pack_big/3diet"
---

# uint16\_pack\_big(3diet)

write an unsigned big-endian 16-bit integer

## NAME

uint16\_pack\_big - write an unsigned big-endian 16-bit integer

## SYNTAX

**#include \<uint16.h\>**

uint16 *u*;

void **uint16\_pack\_big**(char *s*\[2\],uint16 *u*);

## DESCRIPTION

uint16 is a 16-bit unsigned integer type, normally either unsigned int or unsigned long.

uint16\_pack\_big portably writes a uint16 *u* to *s* in big-endian (i.e. network) byte order.

## SEE ALSO

[uint16\_unpack\_big(3)](/uint16_unpack_big/3.md), [uint16\_pack(3)](/uint16_pack/3.md)