Java Short floatValue() method example

Important Notes:

• This method is specified by floatValue in class Number.

public float floatValue()

The floatValue() method of Short class returns the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type float.

Requires Java 1.1 and up

Below is a simple java example on the usage of floatValue() method of Short class.

package com.javatutorialhq.java.examples;

/*
 * This example source code demonstrates the use of  
 * floatValue() method of Short class
 */

public class ShortFloatValueExample {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// Declare a new Short variable
		Short value = 175;

		// get the floatValue() method result
		double result = value.floatValue();

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

	}

}

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

• Java Short Class Tutorial
• Java Tutorial

• Oracle Java Documentation