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Class java.lang.Short

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

public final class Short

extends Number

Since:

JDK1.1

See Also:

Number

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.

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.

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.

 public static final short MIN_VALUE

The minimum value a Short can have.

 public static final short MAX_VALUE

The maximum value a Short can have.

 public static final Class TYPE

The Class object representing the primitive type short.

 public Short(short value)

Constructs a Short object initialized to the specified short value.

Parameters:

value - the initial value of the 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.

 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

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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

 public byte byteValue()

Returns the value of this Short as a byte.

Overrides:

byteValue in class Number

 public short shortValue()

Returns the value of this Short as a short.

Overrides:

shortValue in class Number

 public int intValue()

Returns the value of this Short as an int.

Overrides:

intValue in class Number

 public long longValue()

Returns the value of this Short as a long.

Overrides:

longValue in class Number

 public float floatValue()

Returns the value of this Short as a float.

Overrides:

floatValue in class Number

 public double doubleValue()

Returns the value of this Short as a double.

Overrides:

doubleValue in class Number

 public String toString()

Returns a String object representing this Short's value.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

 public int hashCode()

Returns a hashcode for this Short.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

 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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