java.lang
Class Short

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Number
      java.lang.Short

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable

public final class Short
extends Number
implements Comparable

Instances of class Short represent primitive short values. Additionally, this class provides various helper functions and variables related to shorts.

Since:

1.1

Field Summary

static short	MAX_VALUE The minimum value a short can represent is 32767 (or 215).
static short	MIN_VALUE The minimum value a short can represent is -32768 (or -215).
static int	SIZE The number of bits needed to represent a short.
static Class	TYPE The primitive type short is represented by this Class object.

Constructor Summary

Short(short value)
Create a Short object representing the value of the short argument.

Short(String s)
Create a Short object representing the value of the argument after conversion to a short.

Method Summary

byte	byteValue() Return the value of this Short as a byte.
int	compareTo(Object o) Behaves like compareTo(Short) unless the Object is not a Short.
int	compareTo(Short s) Compare two Shorts numerically by comparing their short values.
static Short	decode(String s) Convert the specified String into a Short.
double	doubleValue() Return the value of this Short as a double.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Returns true if obj is an instance of Short and represents the same short value.
float	floatValue() Return the value of this Short as a float.
int	hashCode() Return a hashcode representing this Object.
int	intValue() Return the value of this Short as an int.
long	longValue() Return the value of this Short as a long.
static short	parseShort(String s) Converts the specified String into a short.
static short	parseShort(String s, int radix) Converts the specified String into a short using the specified radix (base).
static short	reverseBytes(short val) Reverse the bytes in val.
short	shortValue() Return the value of this Short.
String	toString() Converts the Short value to a String and assumes a radix of 10.
static String	toString(short s) Converts the short to a String and assumes a radix of 10.
static Short	valueOf(short val) Returns a Short object wrapping the value.
static Short	valueOf(String s) Creates a new Short object using the String, assuming a radix of 10.
static Short	valueOf(String s, int radix) Creates a new Short object using the String and specified radix (base).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

MIN_VALUE

public static final short MIN_VALUE

The minimum value a short can represent is -32768 (or -2¹⁵).

See Also:

Constant Field Values

MAX_VALUE

public static final short MAX_VALUE

The minimum value a short can represent is 32767 (or 2¹⁵).

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Constant Field Values

TYPE

public static final Class TYPE

The primitive type short is represented by this Class object.

SIZE

public static final int SIZE

The number of bits needed to represent a short.

Since:

1.5

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Short

public Short(short value)

Create a Short object representing the value of the short argument.

Parameters:

value - the value to use

Short

public Short(String s)

Create a Short object representing the value of the argument after conversion to a short.

Parameters:

s - the string to convert

Throws:

NumberFormatException - if the String cannot be parsed

Method Detail

toString

public static String toString(short s)

Converts the short to a String and assumes a radix of 10.

Parameters:

s - the short to convert to String

Returns:

the String representation of the argument

parseShort

public static short parseShort(String s)

Converts the specified String into a short. This function assumes a radix of 10.

Parameters:

s - the String to convert

Returns:

the short value of s

Throws:

NumberFormatException - if s cannot be parsed as a short

parseShort

public static short parseShort(String s,
                               int radix)

Converts the specified String into a short using the specified radix (base). The string must not be null or empty. It may begin with an optional '-', which will negate the answer, provided that there are also valid digits. Each digit is parsed as if by Character.digit(d, radix), and must be in the range 0 to radix - 1. Finally, the result must be within MIN_VALUE to MAX_VALUE, inclusive. Unlike Double.parseDouble, you may not have a leading '+'.

Parameters:

s - the String to convert

radix - the radix (base) to use in the conversion

Returns:

the String argument converted to short

Throws:

NumberFormatException - if s cannot be parsed as a short

valueOf

public static Short valueOf(String s,
                            int radix)

Creates a new Short object using the String and specified radix (base).

Parameters:

s - the String to convert

radix - the radix (base) to convert with

Returns:

the new Short

Throws:

NumberFormatException - if s cannot be parsed as a short

See Also:

parseShort(String, int)

valueOf

public static Short valueOf(String s)

Creates a new Short object using the String, assuming a radix of 10.

Parameters:

s - the String to convert

Returns:

the new Short

Throws:

NumberFormatException - if s cannot be parsed as a short

See Also:

Short(String), parseShort(String)

valueOf

public static Short valueOf(short val)

Returns a Short object wrapping the value. In contrast to the Short constructor, this method will cache some values. It is used by boxing conversion.

Parameters:

val - the value to wrap

Returns:

the Short

Since:

1.5

decode

public static Short decode(String s)

Convert the specified String into a Short. The String may represent decimal, hexadecimal, or octal numbers.

The extended BNF grammar is as follows:

 DecodableString:
      ( [ - ] DecimalNumber )
    | ( [ - ] ( 0x | 0X
              | # ) HexDigit { HexDigit } )
    | ( [ - ] 0 { OctalDigit } )
 DecimalNumber:
        DecimalDigit except '0' { DecimalDigit }
 DecimalDigit:
        Character.digit(d, 10) has value 0 to 9
 OctalDigit:
        Character.digit(d, 8) has value 0 to 7
 DecimalDigit:
        Character.digit(d, 16) has value 0 to 15
 

Finally, the value must be in the range MIN_VALUE to MAX_VALUE, or an exception is thrown.

Parameters:

s - the String to interpret

Returns:

the value of the String as a Short

Throws:

NumberFormatException - if s cannot be parsed as a short

NullPointerException - if s is null

See Also:

Integer.decode(String)

byteValue

public byte byteValue()

Return the value of this Short as a byte.

Overrides:

byteValue in class Number

Returns:

the byte value

shortValue

public short shortValue()

Return the value of this Short.

Overrides:

shortValue in class Number

Returns:

the short value

intValue

public int intValue()

Return the value of this Short as an int.

Specified by:

intValue in class Number

Returns:

the int value

longValue

public long longValue()

Return the value of this Short as a long.

Specified by:

longValue in class Number

Returns:

the long value

floatValue

public float floatValue()

Return the value of this Short as a float.

Specified by:

floatValue in class Number

Returns:

the float value

doubleValue

public double doubleValue()

Return the value of this Short as a double.

Specified by:

doubleValue in class Number

Returns:

the double value

toString

public String toString()

Converts the Short value to a String and assumes a radix of 10.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the String representation of this Short

See Also:

Object.getClass(), Object.hashCode(), Class.getName(), Integer.toHexString(int)

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Return a hashcode representing this Object. Short's hash code is simply its value.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

this Object's hash code

See Also:

Object.equals(Object), System.identityHashCode(Object)

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Returns true if obj is an instance of Short and represents the same short value.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - the object to compare

Returns:

whether these Objects are semantically equal

See Also:

Object.hashCode()

compareTo

public int compareTo(Short s)

Compare two Shorts numerically by comparing their short values. The result is positive if the first is greater, negative if the second is greater, and 0 if the two are equal.

Parameters:

s - the Short to compare

Returns:

the comparison

Since:

1.2

compareTo

public int compareTo(Object o)

Behaves like compareTo(Short) unless the Object is not a Short.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable

Parameters:

o - the object to compare

Returns:

the comparison

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the argument is not a Short

Since:

1.2

See Also:

compareTo(Short), Comparable

reverseBytes

public static short reverseBytes(short val)

Reverse the bytes in val.

Since:

1.5