scan_xshort(3) - Linux man page
Name
scan_xshort - parse an unsigned short integer in hexadecimal ASCII representationSyntax
#include <scan.h>size_t scan_xshort(const char *src,unsigned short *dest);
Description
scan_xshort parses an unsigned short integer in hexadecimal ASCII representation from src and writes the result into dest. It returns the number of bytes read from src.scan_xshort understands both upper and lower case letters.
scan_xshort does not expect or understand a "0x" prefix.