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Short shortValue() Method in Java

Last Updated : 5 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:
Output: 
The short value of the given Short is = 21
Program 2:
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.
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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