Added in API level 1

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Short

public final class Short
extends Number implements Comparable<Short>

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

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:

Number

Summary

Constants
`int`	`BYTES` The number of bytes used to represent a `short` value in two's complement binary form.
`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)` This constructor is deprecated. It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. The static factory `valueOf(short)` is generally a better choice, as it is likely to yield significantly better space and time performance.
`Short(String s)` This constructor is deprecated. It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. Use `parseShort(java.lang.String)` to convert a string to a `short` primitive, or use `valueOf(java.lang.String)` to convert a string to a `Short` object.

Public methods
`byte`	`byteValue()` Returns the value of this `Short` as a `byte` after a narrowing primitive conversion.
`static int`	`compare(short x, short y)` Compares two `short` values numerically.
`int`	`compareTo(Short anotherShort)` Compares two `Short` objects numerically.
`static int`	`compareUnsigned(short x, short y)` Compares two `short` values numerically treating the values as unsigned.
`static Short`	`decode(String nm)` Decodes a `String` into a `Short`.
`double`	`doubleValue()` Returns the value of this `Short` as a `double` after a widening primitive conversion.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Compares this object to the specified object.
`float`	`floatValue()` Returns the value of this `Short` as a `float` after a widening primitive conversion.
`static int`	`hashCode(short value)` Returns a hash code for a `short` value; compatible with `Short.hashCode()`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code for this `Short`; equal to the result of invoking `intValue()`.
`int`	`intValue()` Returns the value of this `Short` as an `int` after a widening primitive conversion.
`long`	`longValue()` Returns the value of this `Short` as a `long` after a widening primitive conversion.
`static short`	`parseShort(String s)` Parses the string argument as a signed decimal `short`.
`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`	`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 int`	`toUnsignedInt(short x)` Converts the argument to an `int` by an unsigned conversion.
`static long`	`toUnsignedLong(short x)` Converts the argument to a `long` by an unsigned conversion.
`static Short`	`valueOf(String s)` Returns a `Short` object holding the value given by the specified `String`.
`static Short`	`valueOf(short s)` Returns a `Short` instance representing the specified `short` value.
`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.

Inherited methods

From class


        
          java.lang.Number

`byte`	`byteValue()` Returns the value of the specified number as a `byte`.
`abstract double`	`doubleValue()` Returns the value of the specified number as a `double`.
`abstract float`	`floatValue()` Returns the value of the specified number as a `float`.
`abstract int`	`intValue()` Returns the value of the specified number as an `int`.
`abstract long`	`longValue()` Returns the value of the specified number as a `long`.
`short`	`shortValue()` Returns the value of the specified number as a `short`.

From class


        
          java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void`	`finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

From interface


        
          java.lang.Comparable


      compareTo(Short o)

Compares this object with the specified object for order.

Constants

BYTES

Added in API level 24

public static final int BYTES

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

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

MAX_VALUE

Added in API level 1

public static final short MAX_VALUE

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

Constant Value: 32767 (0x00007fff)

MIN_VALUE

Added in API level 1

public static final short MIN_VALUE

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

Constant Value: -32768 (0xffff8000)

SIZE

Added in API level 1

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

TYPE

Added in API level 1

public static final Class<Short> TYPE

The Class instance representing the primitive type short.

Public constructors

Short

Added in API level 1

public Short (short value)

This constructor is deprecated.
It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. The static factory valueOf(short) is generally a better choice, as it is likely to yield significantly better space and time performance.

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

Parameters
`value`	`short`: the value to be represented by the `Short`.

Short

Added in API level 1

public Short (String s)

This constructor is deprecated.
It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. Use parseShort(java.lang.String) to convert a string to a short primitive, or use valueOf(java.lang.String) to convert a string to a Short object.

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`	`String`: the `String` to be converted to a `Short`

Throws
`NumberFormatException`	If the `String` does not contain a parsable `short`.

Public methods

byteValue

Added in API level 1

public byte byteValue ()

Returns the value of this Short as a byte after a narrowing primitive conversion.

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

compare

Added in API level 19

public static int compare (short x, 
                short y)

Compares two short values numerically. The value returned is identical to what would be returned by:

    Short.valueOf(x).compareTo(Short.valueOf(y))

Parameters
`x`	`short`: the first `short` to compare
`y`	`short`: the second `short` to compare

Returns
`int`	the value `0` if `x == y`; a value less than `0` if `x < y`; and a value greater than `0` if `x > y`

compareTo

Added in API level 1

public int compareTo (Short anotherShort)

Compares two Short objects numerically.

Parameters
`anotherShort`	`Short`: the `Short` to be compared.

Returns
`int`	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).

compareUnsigned

Added in API level 31

public static int compareUnsigned (short x, 
                short y)

Compares two short values numerically treating the values as unsigned.

Parameters
`x`	`short`: the first `short` to compare
`y`	`short`: the second `short` to compare

Returns
`int`	the value `0` if `x == y`; a value less than `0` if `x < y` as unsigned values; and a value greater than `0` if `x > y` as unsigned values

decode

Added in API level 1

public static Short decode (String nm)

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

DecodableString:
Sign_opt DecimalNumeral
Sign_opt 0x HexDigits
Sign_opt 0X HexDigits
Sign_opt # HexDigits
Sign_opt 0 OctalDigits
Sign:
-
+

DecimalNumeral, HexDigits, and OctalDigits are as defined in section {@jls 3.10.1} of The Java Language Specification, except that underscores are not accepted between digits.

The sequence of characters following an optional 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`	`String`: the `String` to decode.

Returns
`Short`	a `Short` object holding the `short` value represented by `nm`

Throws
`NumberFormatException`	if the `String` does not contain a parsable `short`.

See also:

parseShort(java.lang.String, int)

doubleValue

Added in API level 1

public double doubleValue ()

Returns the value of this Short as a double after a widening primitive conversion.

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

equals

Added in API level 1

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`	`Object`: the object to compare with

Returns
`boolean`	`true` if the objects are the same; `false` otherwise.

floatValue

Added in API level 1

public float floatValue ()

Returns the value of this Short as a float after a widening primitive conversion.

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

hashCode

Added in API level 24

public static int hashCode (short value)

Returns a hash code for a short value; compatible with Short.hashCode().

Parameters
`value`	`short`: the value to hash

Returns
`int`	a hash code value for a `short` value.

hashCode

Added in API level 1

public int hashCode ()

Returns a hash code for this Short; equal to the result of invoking intValue().

Returns
`int`	a hash code value for this `Short`

intValue

Added in API level 1

public int intValue ()

Returns the value of this Short as an int after a widening primitive conversion.

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

longValue

Added in API level 1

public long longValue ()

Returns the value of this Short as a long after a widening primitive conversion.

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

parseShort

Added in API level 1

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 or an ASCII plus sign '+' ('\u002B') to indicate a positive 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`	`String`: a `String` containing the `short` representation to be parsed

Returns
`short`	the `short` value represented by the argument in decimal.

Throws
`NumberFormatException`	If the string does not contain a parsable `short`.

parseShort

Added in API level 1

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 Character.digit(char, int) returns a nonnegative value) except that the first character may be an ASCII minus sign '-' ('\u002D') to indicate a negative value or an ASCII plus sign '+' ('\u002B') to indicate a positive 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 Character.MIN_RADIX or larger than 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') or plus sign '+' ('\u002B') provided that the string is longer than length 1.
The value represented by the string is not a value of type short.

Parameters
`s`	`String`: the `String` containing the `short` representation to be parsed
`radix`	`int`: the radix to be used while parsing `s`

Returns
`short`	the `short` represented by the string argument in the specified radix.

Throws
`NumberFormatException`	If the `String` does not contain a parsable `short`.

reverseBytes

Added in API level 1

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.

Parameters
`i`	`short`: the value whose bytes are to be reversed

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

shortValue

Added in API level 1

public short shortValue ()

Returns the value of this Short as a short.

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

toString

Added in API level 1

public static String toString (short s)

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

Parameters
`s`	`short`: the `short` to be converted

Returns
`String`	the string representation of the specified `short`

See also:

Integer.toString(int)

toString

Added in API level 1

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
`String`	a string representation of the value of this object in base 10.

toUnsignedInt

Added in API level 26

public static int toUnsignedInt (short x)

Converts the argument to an int by an unsigned conversion. In an unsigned conversion to an int, the high-order 16 bits of the int are zero and the low-order 16 bits are equal to the bits of the short argument. Consequently, zero and positive short values are mapped to a numerically equal int value and negative short values are mapped to an int value equal to the input plus 2¹⁶.

Parameters
`x`	`short`: the value to convert to an unsigned `int`

Returns
`int`	the argument converted to `int` by an unsigned conversion

toUnsignedLong

Added in API level 26

public static long toUnsignedLong (short x)

Converts the argument to a long by an unsigned conversion. In an unsigned conversion to a long, the high-order 48 bits of the long are zero and the low-order 16 bits are equal to the bits of the short argument. Consequently, zero and positive short values are mapped to a numerically equal long value and negative short values are mapped to a long value equal to the input plus 2¹⁶.

Parameters
`x`	`short`: the value to convert to an unsigned `long`

Returns
`long`	the argument converted to `long` by an unsigned conversion

valueOf

Added in API level 1

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`	`String`: the string to be parsed

Returns
`Short`	a `Short` object holding the value represented by the string argument

Throws
`NumberFormatException`	If the `String` does not contain a parsable `short`.

valueOf

Added in API level 1

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. This method will always cache values in the range -128 to 127, inclusive, and may cache other values outside of this range.

Parameters
`s`	`short`: a short value.

Returns
`Short`	a `Short` instance representing `s`.

valueOf

Added in API level 1

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`	`String`: the string to be parsed
`radix`	`int`: the radix to be used in interpreting `s`

Returns
`Short`	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`.