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# Class java.lang.Short

    java.lang.Object
       |
       +----java.lang.Number
               |
               +----java.lang.Short

public final class Short
extends Number

The Short class is the standard wrapper for short values.

See Also:
  Number

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MAX_VALUE
  The maximum value a Short can have.
MIN_VALUE
  The minimum value a Short can have.
TYPE
  The Class object representing the primitive type short.

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Short(short)
  Constructs a Short object initialized to the specified short value.
Short(String)
  Constructs a Short object initialized to the value specified by the String parameter.

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byteValue()
  Returns the value of this Short as a byte.
decode(String)
  Decodes a String into a Short.
doubleValue()
  Returns the value of this Short as a double.
equals(Object)
  Compares this object to the specified object.
floatValue()
  Returns the value of this Short as a float.
hashCode()
  Returns a hashcode for this Short.
intValue()
  Returns the value of this Short as an int.
longValue()
  Returns the value of this Short as a long.
parseShort(String)
  Assuming the specified String represents a short, returns that short's value.
parseShort(String, int)
  Assuming the specified String represents a short, returns that short's value.
shortValue()
  Returns the value of this Short as a short.
toString()
  Returns a String object representing this Short's value.
toString(short)
  Returns a new String object representing the specified Short.
valueOf(String)
  Assuming the specified String represents a short, returns a new Short object initialized to that value.
valueOf(String, int)
  Assuming the specified String represents a short, returns a new Short object initialized to that value.

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MIN_VALUE

     public static final short MIN_VALUE

  The minimum value a Short can have.

MAX_VALUE

     public static final short MAX_VALUE

  The maximum value a Short can have.

TYPE

     public static final Class TYPE

  The Class object representing the primitive type short.

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Short

     public Short(short value)

  Constructs a Short object initialized to the specified short value.

  Parameters:
    value - the initial value of the Short

Short

     public Short(String s) throws NumberFormatException

  Constructs a Short object initialized to the value specified by the String parameter. The radix is assumed to be 10.

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

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toString

     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

parseShort

     public static short parseShort(String s) throws NumberFormatException

  Assuming the specified String represents a short, returns that short's value. Throws an exception if the String cannot be parsed as a short. The radix is assumed to be 10.

  Parameters:
    s - the String containing the short
  Throws: NumberFormatException
    If the string does not contain a parsable short.

parseShort

     public static short parseShort(String s,
                                    int radix) throws NumberFormatException

  Assuming the specified String represents a short, returns that short's value. Throws an exception if the String cannot be parsed as a short.

  Parameters:
    s - the String containing the short
    radix - the radix to be used
  Throws: NumberFormatException
    If the String does not contain a parsable short.

valueOf

     public static Short valueOf(String s,
                                 int radix) throws NumberFormatException

  Assuming the specified String represents a short, returns a new Short object initialized to that value. Throws an exception if the String cannot be parsed as a short.

  Parameters:
    s - the String containing the integer
    radix - the radix to be used
  Throws: NumberFormatException
    If the String does not contain a parsable short.

valueOf

     public static Short valueOf(String s) throws NumberFormatException

  Assuming the specified String represents a short, returns a new Short object initialized to that value. Throws an exception if the String cannot be parsed as a short.

  Parameters:
    s - the String containing the integer
  Throws: NumberFormatException
    If the String does not contain a parsable short.

decode

     public static Short decode(String nm) throws NumberFormatException

  Decodes a String into a Short. The String may represent decimal, hexadecimal, and octal numbers.

  Parameters:
    nm - the string to decode

byteValue

     public byte byteValue()

  Returns the value of this Short as a byte.

  Overrides:
    byteValue in class Number

shortValue

     public short shortValue()

  Returns the value of this Short as a short.

  Overrides:
    shortValue in class Number

intValue

     public int intValue()

  Returns the value of this Short as an int.

  Overrides:
    intValue in class Number

longValue

     public long longValue()

  Returns the value of this Short as a long.

  Overrides:
    longValue in class Number

floatValue

     public float floatValue()

  Returns the value of this Short as a float.

  Overrides:
    floatValue in class Number

doubleValue

     public double doubleValue()

  Returns the value of this Short as a double.

  Overrides:
    doubleValue in class Number

toString

     public String toString()

  Returns a String object representing this Short's value.

  Overrides:
    toString in class Object

hashCode

     public int hashCode()

  Returns a hashcode for this Short.

  Overrides:
    hashCode in class Object

equals

     public boolean equals(Object obj)

  Compares this object to the specified object.

  Parameters:
    obj - the object to compare with
  Returns:
    true if the objects are the same; false otherwise.
  Overrides:
    equals in class Object

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