public final class

Short

extends Number
implements Comparable<T>
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.lang.Number
     ↳ java.lang.Short

Class Overview

The Short class wraps a value of primitive type short in an object. An object of type Short contains a single field whose type is short.

In addition, this class provides several methods for converting a short to a String and a String to a short, as well as other constants and methods useful when dealing with a short.

See Also

Summary

Constants
short MAX_VALUE A constant holding the maximum value a short can have, 215-1.
short MIN_VALUE A constant holding the minimum value a short can have, -215.
int SIZE The number of bits used to represent a short value in two's complement binary form.
Fields
public static final Class<Short> TYPE The Class instance representing the primitive type short.
Public Constructors
Short(short value)
Constructs a newly allocated Short object that represents the specified short value.
Short(String s)
Constructs a newly allocated Short object that represents the short value indicated by the String parameter.
Public Methods
byte byteValue()
Returns the value of this Short as a byte.
int compareTo(Short anotherShort)
Compares two Short objects numerically.
static Short decode(String nm)
Decodes a String into a Short.
double doubleValue()
Returns the value of this Short as a double.
boolean equals(Object obj)
Compares this object to the specified object.
float floatValue()
Returns the value of this Short as a float.
int hashCode()
Returns a hash code for this Short.
int intValue()
Returns the value of this Short as an int.
long longValue()
Returns the value of this Short as a long.
static short parseShort(String s, int radix)
Parses the string argument as a signed short in the radix specified by the second argument.
static short parseShort(String s)
Parses the string argument as a signed decimal short.
static short reverseBytes(short i)
Returns the value obtained by reversing the order of the bytes in the two's complement representation of the specified short value.
short shortValue()
Returns the value of this Short as a short.
static String toString(short s)
Returns a new String object representing the specified short.
String toString()
Returns a String object representing this Short's value.
static Short valueOf(String s)
Returns a Short object holding the value given by the specified String.
static Short valueOf(String s, int radix)
Returns a Short object holding the value extracted from the specified String when parsed with the radix given by the second argument.
static Short valueOf(short s)
Returns a Short instance representing the specified short value.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Number
From class java.lang.Object
From interface java.lang.Comparable

Constants

public static final short MAX_VALUE

A constant holding the maximum value a short can have, 215-1.

Constant Value: 32767 (0x00007fff)

public static final short MIN_VALUE

A constant holding the minimum value a short can have, -215.

Constant Value: -32768 (0xffff8000)

public static final int SIZE

The number of bits used to represent a short value in two's complement binary form.

Constant Value: 16 (0x00000010)

Fields

public static final Class<Short> TYPE

The Class instance representing the primitive type short.

Public Constructors

public Short (short value)

Constructs a newly allocated Short object that represents the specified short value.

Parameters
value the value to be represented by the Short.

public Short (String s)

Constructs a newly allocated Short object that represents the short value indicated by the String parameter. The string is converted to a short value in exactly the manner used by the parseShort method for radix 10.

Parameters
s the String to be converted to a Short
Throws
NumberFormatException If the String does not contain a parsable short.

Public Methods

public byte byteValue ()

Returns the value of this Short as a byte.

Returns
  • the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type byte.

public int compareTo (Short anotherShort)

Compares two Short objects numerically.

Parameters
anotherShort the Short to be compared.
Returns
  • the value 0 if this Short is equal to the argument Short; a value less than 0 if this Short is numerically less than the argument Short; and a value greater than 0 if this Short is numerically greater than the argument Short (signed comparison).

public static Short decode (String nm)

Decodes a String into a Short. Accepts decimal, hexadecimal, and octal numbers given by the following grammar:

DecodableString:
Signopt DecimalNumeral
Signopt 0x HexDigits
Signopt 0X HexDigits
Signopt # HexDigits
Signopt 0 OctalDigits

Sign:
-
DecimalNumeral, HexDigits, and OctalDigits are defined in §3.10.1 of the Java Language Specification.

The sequence of characters following an (optional) negative sign and/or radix specifier ("0x", "0X", "#", or leading zero) is parsed as by the Short.parseShort method with the indicated radix (10, 16, or 8). This sequence of characters must represent a positive value or a NumberFormatException will be thrown. The result is negated if first character of the specified String is the minus sign. No whitespace characters are permitted in the String.

Parameters
nm the String to decode.
Returns
  • a Short object holding the short value represented by nm
Throws
NumberFormatException if the String does not contain a parsable short.

public double doubleValue ()

Returns the value of this Short as a double.

Returns
  • the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type double.

public boolean equals (Object obj)

Compares this object to the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and is a Short object that contains the same short value as this object.

Parameters
obj the object to compare with
Returns
  • true if the objects are the same; false otherwise.

public float floatValue ()

Returns the value of this Short as a float.

Returns
  • the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type float.

public int hashCode ()

Returns a hash code for this Short.

Returns
  • a hash code value for this object.

public int intValue ()

Returns the value of this Short as an int.

Returns
  • the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type int.

public long longValue ()

Returns the value of this Short as a long.

Returns
  • the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type long.

public static short parseShort (String s, int radix)

Parses the string argument as a signed short in the radix specified by the second argument. The characters in the string must all be digits, of the specified radix (as determined by whether digit(char, int) returns a nonnegative value) except that the first character may be an ASCII minus sign '-' ('\u002D') to indicate a negative value. The resulting short value is returned.

An exception of type NumberFormatException is thrown if any of the following situations occurs:

  • The first argument is null or is a string of length zero.
  • The radix is either smaller than MIN_RADIX or larger than MAX_RADIX.
  • Any character of the string is not a digit of the specified radix, except that the first character may be a minus sign '-' ('\u002D') provided that the string is longer than length 1.
  • The value represented by the string is not a value of type short.

Parameters
s the String containing the short representation to be parsed
radix the radix to be used while parsing s
Returns
  • the short represented by the string argument in the specified radix.
Throws
NumberFormatException If the String does not contain a parsable short.

public static short parseShort (String s)

Parses the string argument as a signed decimal short. The characters in the string must all be decimal digits, except that the first character may be an ASCII minus sign '-' ('\u002D') to indicate a negative value. The resulting short value is returned, exactly as if the argument and the radix 10 were given as arguments to the parseShort(java.lang.String, int) method.

Parameters
s a String containing the short representation to be parsed
Returns
  • the short value represented by the argument in decimal.
Throws
NumberFormatException If the string does not contain a parsable short.

public static short reverseBytes (short i)

Returns the value obtained by reversing the order of the bytes in the two's complement representation of the specified short value.

Returns
  • the value obtained by reversing (or, equivalently, swapping) the bytes in the specified short value.

public short shortValue ()

Returns the value of this Short as a short.

Returns
  • the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type short.

public static String toString (short s)

Returns a new String object representing the specified short. The radix is assumed to be 10.

Parameters
s the short to be converted
Returns
  • the string representation of the specified short
See Also

public String toString ()

Returns a String object representing this Short's value. The value is converted to signed decimal representation and returned as a string, exactly as if the short value were given as an argument to the toString(short) method.

Returns
  • a string representation of the value of this object in base 10.

public static Short valueOf (String s)

Returns a Short object holding the value given by the specified String. The argument is interpreted as representing a signed decimal short, exactly as if the argument were given to the parseShort(java.lang.String) method. The result is a Short object that represents the short value specified by the string.

In other words, this method returns a Short object equal to the value of:

new Short(Short.parseShort(s))

Parameters
s the string to be parsed
Returns
  • a Short object holding the value represented by the string argument
Throws
NumberFormatException If the String does not contain a parsable short.

public static Short valueOf (String s, int radix)

Returns a Short object holding the value extracted from the specified String when parsed with the radix given by the second argument. The first argument is interpreted as representing a signed short in the radix specified by the second argument, exactly as if the argument were given to the parseShort(java.lang.String, int) method. The result is a Short object that represents the short value specified by the string.

In other words, this method returns a Short object equal to the value of:

new Short(Short.parseShort(s, radix))

Parameters
s the string to be parsed
radix the radix to be used in interpreting s
Returns
  • a Short object holding the value represented by the string argument in the specified radix.
Throws
NumberFormatException If the String does not contain a parsable short.

public static Short valueOf (short s)

Returns a Short instance representing the specified short value. If a new Short instance is not required, this method should generally be used in preference to the constructor Short(short), as this method is likely to yield significantly better space and time performance by caching frequently requested values.

Parameters
s a short value.
Returns
  • a Short instance representing s.