Java.lang.Short.decode() Method

Description

The java.lang.Short.decode()method decodes a String into a Short.It accepts decimal, hexadecimal, and octal numbers.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.lang.Short.decode() method

public static Short decode(String nm) throws NumberFormatException

Parameters

• rm -- This is the String to decode.

Return Value

This method returns a Short object holding the short value represented by nm.

Exception

• NumberFormatException -- if the String does not contain a parsable short.

Example

The following example shows the usage of java.lang.Short.decode() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.lang.*;

public class ShortDemo {

   public static void main(String[] args) {
   
     String str = "150";
 
     // returns decoded value of a String into a Short.
     Short svalue = Short.decode(str); 
    
     // printing decoded value
     System.out.println("Decoded value = " + svalue);
  }
}  

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result:

Decoded value = 150