Short shortValue() Method in Java

Last Updated : 05 Dec, 2018

The shortValue() is an inbuilt method of the Short class in Java and is used to return the Short value of this value. Syntax:

public short shortValue()

Parameters: The method does not take any parameter. Return Value: The method returns the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type short. Below programs illustrate the Short.shortValue() method: Program 1:

Java

// Java program that demonstrates
// Short.shortValue() method

import java.lang.*;

public class Geeks {

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        short svalue = 21;
        Short sh_obj = new Short(svalue);

        // It will return the short value of Short
        short sh_Value = sh_obj.shortValue();

        // Printing short value
        System.out.println("The short value of the given Short is = "
                                                          + sh_Value);
    }
}

Output:

The short value of the given Short is = 21

Program 2:

Java

// java program that demonstrates
// Short.shortValue() method

import java.lang.*;

public class Geeks {

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        short svalue = -19;
        Short sh_obj = new Short(svalue);

        // It will return the short value of Short
        short sh_Value = sh_obj.shortValue();

        // Printing short value
        System.out.println("The short value of the given Short is = " 
                                                          + sh_Value);
    }
}

Output:

The short value of the given Short is = -19

Program 3: Note: It returns an error message when a decimal value and string is passed as an argument.

Java

// Java program that demonstrates
// Short.shortValue() method

import java.lang.*;

public class Geeks {

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        short svalue = 9.6;
        Short sh_obj = new Short(svalue);

        // It will return the short value of Short
        short sh_Value = sh_obj.shortValue();

        // Printing short value
        System.out.println("The short value of the given Short is = "
        + sh_Value);
        short svalue2 = "61";
        Short sh_obj2 = new Short(svalue2);

        // It will return the short value of Short
        short sh_Value2 = sh_obj2.shortValue();

        // Printing short value
        System.out.println("The short value of the given Short is = " +
        sh_Value2);
    }
}

Output:


prog.java:10: error: incompatible types: possible lossy conversion from double to short
    short svalue = 9.6;
                   ^
prog.java:18: error: incompatible types: String cannot be converted to short
    short svalue2 = "61";
                    ^
2 errors