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 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 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 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

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