Java short Keyword
The Java short keyword is a primitive data types. The short data type is a 16-bit signed two's complement integer. Its default value is 0 and default size is 16 bits (2 byte). The range of a short value is -32,768 to 32,767 (inclusive).
Example: Create a short value
In the example below, variable x and y are created to store short values.
public class MyClass {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//creating short values
short x = 10;
short y = 20;
//printing variables
System.out.println("x = " + x);
System.out.println("y = " + y);
}
}
The output of the above code will be:
x = 10 y = 20
Example: Widening Casting (smaller to larger type)
A short value can be created by assigning a byte data to a short variable. The compiler implicitly typecast this data type to short as shown in the output.
public class MyClass {
public static void main(String[] args) {
byte num_byte = 10;
//Widening Casting
short num_short = num_byte;
//printing variables
System.out.println("num_byte = " + num_byte);
System.out.println("num_short = " + num_short);
}
}
The output of the above code will be:
num_byte = 10 num_short = 10
Example: Narrowing Casting (larger to smaller type)
For a larger data types like double, float, long, and int, narrowing casting is required. The compiler explicitly typecast these data types to short as shown in the output.
public class MyClass {
public static void main(String[] args) {
double num_double = 10.5d;
//Narrowing Casting
float num_float = (float) num_double;
long num_long = (long) num_float;
int num_int = (int) num_long;
short num_short = (short) num_int;
//printing variables
System.out.println("num_double = " + num_double);
System.out.println("num_float = " + num_float);
System.out.println("num_long = " + num_long);
System.out.println("num_int = " + num_int);
System.out.println("num_short = " + num_short);
}
}
The output of the above code will be:
num_double = 10.5 num_float = 10.5 num_long = 10 num_int = 10 num_short = 10
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