Java Short intValue() method example

Important Notes:

• This method is specified by intValue in class Number.

public int intValue()

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

Requires Java 1.1 and up

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

package com.javatutorialhq.java.examples;

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

public class ShortIntValueExample {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// Declare a new Short variable
		Short value = 123;

		// get the intValue() method result
		int result = value.intValue();

		// 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.

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