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  20. .TH PCAP_IS_SWAPPED 3PCAP "7 April 2014"
  21. .SH NAME
  22. pcap_is_swapped \- find out whether a savefile has the native byte order
  23. .SH SYNOPSIS
  24. .nf
  25. .ft B
  26. #include <pcap/pcap.h>
  27. .ft
  28. .LP
  29. .ft B
  30. int pcap_is_swapped(pcap_t *p);
  31. .ft
  32. .fi
  33. .SH DESCRIPTION
  34. .B pcap_is_swapped()
  35. returns true (1) if
  36. .I p
  37. refers to a ``savefile'' that uses a different byte order
  38. than the current system. For a live capture, it always returns false
  39. (0).
  40. .PP
  41. It must not be called on a pcap descriptor created by
  42. .B pcap_create()
  43. that has not yet been activated by
  44. .BR pcap_activate() .
  45. .SH RETURN VALUE
  46. .B pcap_is_swapped()
  47. returns true (1) or false (0) on success and
  48. .B PCAP_ERROR_NOT_ACTIVATED
  49. if called on a capture handle that has been created but not activated.
  50. .SH SEE ALSO
  51. pcap(3PCAP)