The short keyword in Java programming language

In this tutorial, we learn about the short keyword in java programming language.

The short keyword is a Java keyword used to declare a type of numeric variable. A short variable can hold a 16-bit integer number which ranges from -32,768 to 32767

Declaration

short – in variable

the syntax of short keyword

short<variable_name>=<short_value>;

Example

Example of short keyword

short length = 2345;

Program 1

//Example for short variable
public class shortEx1{
    public static void main (String args[]){
        short hight=20456;
        System.out.println("mountain ight is :"+hight);
}
}

When we execute the above program, it produces the following result

My Total_marks is: 789

short – method

The short keyword can be used to declare the return type of a method in Java

Example

Example of short keyword

public short getHeight(){
return 2345;
}

Above method is a short method which returns any value.

Example short method within a class

public class Example _short{  // this is a class in java
public static void main(String args[]){ // this is a main method in java
}
public short add(){  // this is a short method which returns value;
}
}

program 2

public class shortEx2{
    public static void main (String args[]){
        dis_town();
    }
            static short dis_town(){
                //short keyword is used to declare method
                short distance=20000;
        System.out.println("town distance is :"+distance);
        return distance;//return statements
}
}

When we execute the above program, it produces the following result

town distance is: 20000

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