Java Long shortValue() method example

public static int shortValue()

The shortValue() method of Long class returns the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type short.

Requires Java 1.0 and up

Below is a simple java example on the usage of shortValue() method of Long class.

package com.javatutorialhq.java.examples;

/*
 * This example source code demonstrates the use of  
 * shortValue() method of Long class
 */

public class LongShortValueExample {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// Declare a new Long variable
		Long value = 123l;

		// get the shortValue() method result
		short result = value.shortValue();

		// print the result
		System.out.println("Result:" + result);
		
		/*
		 * Be careful on using this method
		 * Desired result might differ
		 * because of the narrowing concept
		 * of java language
		 */

	}

}

Below is the sample output when you run the above example.

• Java Long Class Tutorial
• Java Tutorial

• Oracle Java Documentation