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# NSSwapHostShortToLittle(_:)

Swaps the bytes of a number.

```
func NSSwapHostShortToLittle(_ x: UInt16) -> UInt16
```

## Discussion

Converts the value in `x`, specified in the current endian format, to little-endian format and returns the resulting value. If it is necessary to swap the bytes, this function calls [`NSSwapShort(_:)`](/documentation/Foundation/NSSwapShort(_:)) to perform the swap.

## See Also

[`func NSSwapLittleShortToHost(UInt16) -> UInt16`](/documentation/Foundation/NSSwapLittleShortToHost(_:))

Swaps the bytes of a number.

[`func NSSwapHostShortToBig(UInt16) -> UInt16`](/documentation/Foundation/NSSwapHostShortToBig(_:))

Swaps the bytes of a number.


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