Short represent primitive
 * short values.
 *
 * Additionally, this class provides various helper functions and variables
 * related to shorts.
 *
 * @author Paul Fisher
 * @author John Keiser
 * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
 * @author Tom Tromey (tromey@redhat.com)
 * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
 * @since 1.1
 * @status updated to 1.5
 */
public final class Short extends Number implements Comparableshort can represent is -32768 (or
   * -215).
   */
  public static final short MIN_VALUE = -32768;
  /**
   * The minimum value a short can represent is 32767 (or
   * 215).
   */
  public static final short MAX_VALUE = 32767;
  /**
   * The primitive type short is represented by this
   * Class object.
   */
  public static final Classshort.
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public static final int SIZE = 16;
  // This caches some Short values, and is used by boxing conversions
  // via valueOf().  We must cache at least -128..127; these constants
  // control how much we actually cache.
  private static final int MIN_CACHE = -128;
  private static final int MAX_CACHE = 127;
  private static Short[] shortCache = new Short[MAX_CACHE - MIN_CACHE + 1];
  static
  {
    for (short i=MIN_CACHE; i <= MAX_CACHE; i++)
      shortCache[i - MIN_CACHE] = new Short(i);
  }
  /**
   * The immutable value of this Short.
   *
   * @serial the wrapped short
   */
  private final short value;
  /**
   * Create a Short object representing the value of the
   * short argument.
   *
   * @param value the value to use
   */
  public Short(short value)
  {
    this.value = value;
  }
  /**
   * Create a Short object representing the value of the
   * argument after conversion to a short.
   *
   * @param s the string to convert
   * @throws NumberFormatException if the String cannot be parsed
   */
  public Short(String s)
  {
    value = parseShort(s, 10);
  }
  /**
   * Converts the short to a String and assumes
   * a radix of 10.
   *
   * @param s the short to convert to String
   * @return the String representation of the argument
   */
  public static String toString(short s)
  {
    return String.valueOf(s);
  }
  /**
   * Converts the specified String into a short.
   * This function assumes a radix of 10.
   *
   * @param s the String to convert
   * @return the short value of s
   * @throws NumberFormatException if s cannot be parsed as a
   *         short
   */
  public static short parseShort(String s)
  {
    return parseShort(s, 10);
  }
  /**
   * Converts the specified String into a short
   * using the specified radix (base). The string must not be null
   * or empty. It may begin with an optional '-', which will negate the answer,
   * provided that there are also valid digits. Each digit is parsed as if by
   * Character.digit(d, radix), and must be in the range
   * 0 to radix - 1. Finally, the result must be
   * within MIN_VALUE to MAX_VALUE, inclusive.
   * Unlike Double.parseDouble, you may not have a leading '+'.
   *
   * @param s the String to convert
   * @param radix the radix (base) to use in the conversion
   * @return the String argument converted to short
   * @throws NumberFormatException if s cannot be parsed as a
   *         short
   */
  public static short parseShort(String s, int radix)
  {
    int i = Integer.parseInt(s, radix, false);
    if ((short) i != i)
      throw new NumberFormatException();
    return (short) i;
  }
  /**
   * Creates a new Short object using the String
   * and specified radix (base).
   *
   * @param s the String to convert
   * @param radix the radix (base) to convert with
   * @return the new Short
   * @throws NumberFormatException if s cannot be parsed as a
   *         short
   * @see #parseShort(String, int)
   */
  public static Short valueOf(String s, int radix)
  {
    return valueOf(parseShort(s, radix));
  }
  /**
   * Creates a new Short object using the String,
   * assuming a radix of 10.
   *
   * @param s the String to convert
   * @return the new Short
   * @throws NumberFormatException if s cannot be parsed as a
   *         short
   * @see #Short(String)
   * @see #parseShort(String)
   */
  public static Short valueOf(String s)
  {
    return valueOf(parseShort(s, 10));
  }
  /**
   * Returns a Short object wrapping the value.
   * In contrast to the Short constructor, this method
   * will cache some values.  It is used by boxing conversion.
   *
   * @param val the value to wrap
   * @return the Short
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public static Short valueOf(short val)
  {
    if (val < MIN_CACHE || val > MAX_CACHE)
      return new Short(val);
    else
      return shortCache[val - MIN_CACHE];
  }
  /**
   * Convert the specified String into a Short.
   * The String may represent decimal, hexadecimal, or
   * octal numbers.
   *
   * The extended BNF grammar is as follows:
   * 
* DecodableString: * ( [* Finally, the value must be in the range-] DecimalNumber ) * | ( [-] (0x|0X* |#) HexDigit { HexDigit } ) * | ( [-]0{ OctalDigit } ) * DecimalNumber: * DecimalDigit except '0' { DecimalDigit } * DecimalDigit: * Character.digit(d, 10) has value 0 to 9 * OctalDigit: * Character.digit(d, 8) has value 0 to 7 * DecimalDigit: * Character.digit(d, 16) has value 0 to 15 *
MIN_VALUE to
   * MAX_VALUE, or an exception is thrown.
   *
   * @param s the String to interpret
   * @return the value of the String as a Short
   * @throws NumberFormatException if s cannot be parsed as a
   *         short
   * @throws NullPointerException if s is null
   * @see Integer#decode(String)
   */
  public static Short decode(String s)
  {
    int i = Integer.parseInt(s, 10, true);
    if ((short) i != i)
      throw new NumberFormatException();
    return valueOf((short) i);
  }
  /**
   * Return the value of this Short as a byte.
   *
   * @return the byte value
   */
  public byte byteValue()
  {
    return (byte) value;
  }
  /**
   * Return the value of this Short.
   *
   * @return the short value
   */
  public short shortValue()
  {
    return value;
  }
  /**
   * Return the value of this Short as an int.
   *
   * @return the int value
   */
  public int intValue()
  {
    return value;
  }
  /**
   * Return the value of this Short as a long.
   *
   * @return the long value
   */
  public long longValue()
  {
    return value;
  }
  /**
   * Return the value of this Short as a float.
   *
   * @return the float value
   */
  public float floatValue()
  {
    return value;
  }
  /**
   * Return the value of this Short as a double.
   *
   * @return the double value
   */
  public double doubleValue()
  {
    return value;
  }
  /**
   * Converts the Short value to a String and
   * assumes a radix of 10.
   *
   * @return the String representation of this Short
   */
  public String toString()
  {
    return String.valueOf(value);
  }
  /**
   * Return a hashcode representing this Object. Short's hash
   * code is simply its value.
   *
   * @return this Object's hash code
   */
  public int hashCode()
  {
    return value;
  }
  /**
   * Returns true if obj is an instance of
   * Short and represents the same short value.
   *
   * @param obj the object to compare
   * @return whether these Objects are semantically equal
   */
  public boolean equals(Object obj)
  {
    return obj instanceof Short && value == ((Short) obj).value;
  }
  /**
   * Compare two Shorts numerically by comparing their short
   * values. The result is positive if the first is greater, negative if the
   * second is greater, and 0 if the two are equal.
   *
   * @param s the Short to compare
   * @return the comparison
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public int compareTo(Short s)
  {
    return value - s.value;
  }
  /**
   * Compares two unboxed short values.
   * The result is positive if the first is greater, negative if the second
   * is greater, and 0 if the two are equal.
   *
   * @param x First value to compare.
   * @param y Second value to compare.
   *
   * @return positive int if the first value is greater, negative if the second
   * is greater, and 0 if the two are equal.
   * @since 1.7
   */
  public static int compare(short x, short y)
  {
    return Short.valueOf(x).compareTo(Short.valueOf(y));
  }
  /**
   * Reverse the bytes in val.
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public static short reverseBytes(short val)
  {
    return (short) (((val >> 8) & 0xff) | ((val << 8) & 0xff00));
  }
}