public final class java.lang
Short


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Java SE 6
  
Extends: Number
Implements: Comparable

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.
version1.45, 04/07/06
sinceJDK1.1
See also java.lang.Number


Fields
final public static short MIN_VALUE
A constant holding the minimum value a short can have, -215.
final public static short MAX_VALUE
A constant holding the maximum value a short can have, 215-1.
final public static Class TYPE
The Class instance representing the primitive type short.
final public static int SIZE
The number of bits used to represent a short value in two's complement binary form.
since1.5

Constructors
public Short(short value)
Constructs a newly allocated Short object that represents the specified short value.
valuethe value to be represented by the Short.
public Short(String s) throws NumberFormatException
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.
sthe String to be converted to a Short
ThrowsNumberFormatException: If the String does not contain a parsable short.
See also parseShort(java.lang.String, int)

Methods
public byte byteValue()
Returns the value of this Short as a byte.
public int compareTo(Short anotherShort)
Compares two Short objects numerically.
anotherShortthe Short to be compared.
returnthe 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).
since1.2
public static Short decode(String nm) throws NumberFormatException
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.
nmthe String to decode.
returna Short object holding the short value represented by nm
ThrowsNumberFormatException: if the String does not contain a parsable short.
See also parseShort(java.lang.String, int)

public double doubleValue()
Returns the value of this Short as a 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.
objthe object to compare with
returntrue if the objects are the same; false otherwise.
public float floatValue()
Returns the value of this Short as a float.
public int hashCode()
Returns a hash code for this Short.
public int intValue()
Returns the value of this Short as an int.
public long longValue()
Returns the value of this Short as a long.
public static short parseShort(String s) throws NumberFormatException
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 int) method.
sa String containing the short representation to be parsed
returnthe short value represented by the argument in decimal.
ThrowsNumberFormatException: If the string does not contain a parsable short.
public static short parseShort(String s, int radix) throws NumberFormatException
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 int) returns a nonnegative value) except that the first character may be an ASCII minus sign '-' ('\u002D') to indicate a negative value. The resulting byte 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 java.lang.Character#MIN_RADIX or larger than java.lang.Character#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.
sthe String containing the short representation to be parsed
radixthe radix to be used while parsing s
returnthe short represented by the string argument in the specified radix.
ThrowsNumberFormatException: 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.
returnthe value obtained by reversing (or, equivalently, swapping) the bytes in the specified short value.
since1.5
public short shortValue()
Returns the value of this Short as a short.
public static String toString(short s)
Returns a new String object representing the specified short. The radix is assumed to be 10.
sthe short to be converted
returnthe string representation of the specified short
See also toString(int)
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 java.lang.Short#toString(short) method.
returna string representation of the value of this object in base 10.
public static Short valueOf(String s, int radix) throws NumberFormatException
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 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))
sthe string to be parsed
radixthe radix to be used in interpreting s
returna Short object holding the value represented by the string argument in the specified radix.
ThrowsNumberFormatException: If the String does not contain a parsable short.
public static Short valueOf(String s) throws NumberFormatException
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 Byte object equal to the value of:

new Short(Short.parseShort(s))
sthe string to be parsed
returna Short object holding the value represented by the string argument
ThrowsNumberFormatException: 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.
sa short value.
returna Short instance representing s.
since1.5