Short

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• The Short class in Java is a wrapper for the primitive short data type, providing object-oriented functionality for short values.

• It offers methods for conversions between short and String, comparisons, and other utility operations.

• Key constants in the Short class include MAX_VALUE, MIN_VALUE, BYTES, and SIZE, representing limits and size of a short.

• It inherits methods from the Number class for numeric type conversions and implements the Comparable interface for object comparison.

• The Short class is useful when working with collections, generic types, or when you need to treat a short value as an object.

public final class Short extends Number
implements Comparable<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

Constant Summary

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, 2^15-1.
short	MIN_VALUE	A constant holding the minimum value a short can have, -2^15.
int	SIZE	The number of bits used to represent a short value in two's complement binary form.

Field Summary

public static final Class<Short>

TYPE

The Class instance representing the primitive type short.

Public Constructor Summary

	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 Method Summary

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 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 Method Summary

From class java.lang.Number

byte	byteValue() Returns the value of the specified number as a byte, which may involve rounding or truncation.
abstract double	doubleValue() Returns the value of the specified number as a double, which may involve rounding.
abstract float	floatValue() Returns the value of the specified number as a float, which may involve rounding.
abstract int	intValue() Returns the value of the specified number as an int, which may involve rounding or truncation.
abstract long	longValue() Returns the value of the specified number as a long, which may involve rounding or truncation.
short	shortValue() Returns the value of the specified number as a short, which may involve rounding or truncation.

From class java.lang.Object

Object	clone() Creates and returns a copy of this Object.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they are equal.
void	finalize() Invoked when the garbage collector has detected that this instance is no longer reachable.
final Class<?>	getClass() Returns the unique instance of Class that represents this object's class.
int	hashCode() Returns an integer hash code for this object.
final void	notify() Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the wait() methods) to be woken up.
final void	notifyAll() Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the wait() methods) to be woken up.
String	toString() Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object.
final void	wait(long timeout, int nanos) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.
final void	wait(long timeout) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.
final void	wait() Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object.

From interface java.lang.Comparable

abstract int

compareTo(Short o) Compares this object with the specified object for order.

Constants

public static final int BYTES

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

Constant Value: 2

public static final short MAX_VALUE

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

Constant Value: 32767

public static final short MIN_VALUE

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

Constant Value: -32768

public static final int SIZE

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

Constant Value: 16

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.

See Also

• parseShort(java.lang.String, int)

Public Methods

public byte byteValue ()

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

Returns

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

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	the first short to compare
y	the second short to compare

Returns

• the value 0 if x == y; a value less than 0 if x < y; and a value greater than 0 if x > y

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:

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 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	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.

See Also

• parseShort(java.lang.String, int)

public double doubleValue ()

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

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 after a widening primitive conversion.

Returns

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

public static int hashCode (short value)

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

Parameters

value	the value to hash

Returns

• a hash code value for a short value.

public int hashCode ()

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

Returns

• a hash code value for this Short

public int intValue ()

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

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 after a widening primitive conversion.

Returns

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

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	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 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	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 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	the value whose bytes are to be reversed

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

• Integer.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 toString(short) method.

Returns

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

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	the value to convert to an unsigned int

Returns

• the argument converted to int by an unsigned conversion

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	the value to convert to an unsigned long

Returns

• the argument converted to long by an unsigned conversion

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 (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	a short value.

Returns

• a Short instance representing s.

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.