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java.lang
Class Short

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Short

public final class Short

extends Object

The Short class is the standard wrapper for short values.

Since:

JDK1.1, CLDC 1.0

Field Summary

static short	MAX_VALUE The maximum value a Short can have.
static short	MIN_VALUE The minimum value a Short can have.

Constructor Summary

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

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object obj) Compares this object to the specified object.
int	hashCode() Returns a hashcode for this Short.
static short	parseShort(String s) Assuming the specified String represents a short, returns that short's value.
static short	parseShort(String s, int radix) Assuming the specified String represents a short, returns that short's value in the radix specified by the second argument.
short	shortValue() Returns the value of this Short as a short.
String	toString() Returns a String object representing this Short's value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

MIN_VALUE

public static final short MIN_VALUE

The minimum value a Short can have.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

MAX_VALUE

public static final short MAX_VALUE

The maximum value a Short can have.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Short

public Short(short value)

Constructs a Short object initialized to the specified short value.

Parameters:

value - the initial value of the Short

Method Detail

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

Returns:

The short value represented by the specified string

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 in the radix specified by the second argument. 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

Returns:

The short value represented by the specified string in the specified radix.

Throws:

NumberFormatException - If the String does not contain a parsable short.

shortValue

public short shortValue()

Returns the value of this Short as a short.

Returns:

the value of this Short as a short.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a String object representing this Short's value.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representation of the object.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hashcode for this Short.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

a hash code value for this object.

See Also:

Object.equals(java.lang.Object), Hashtable

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Compares this object to the specified object.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - the object to compare with

Returns:

true if the objects are the same; false otherwise.

See Also:

Boolean.hashCode(), Hashtable