Java.lang.Short.valueOf() Method

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Description

The java.lang.Short.valueOf(String s) method returns a Short object holding the value given by the specified String.

Declaration

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

public static Short valueOf(String s) throws NumberFormatException

Parameters

s − This is the string to be parsed.

Return Value

This method returns a Short object holding the value represented by the string argument.

Exception

NumberFormatException − If the String does not contain a parsable short.

Example

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

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.lang.*;

public class ShortDemo {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

      short shortNum = 100;
      String str = "600";
    
      // returns Short object representing given short value
      Short ShortValue = Short.valueOf(shortNum);
      
      // displays the short object value
      System.out.println("Short object representing the specified short value =
         " + ShortValue);

      // returns a Short object holding the value given by the specified String
      ShortValue = Short.valueOf(str); 
      
      // displays the short object value
      System.out.println("Short object holding the value given by the specified
         String = " + ShortValue);
   }
}

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

Short object representing the specified short value = 100
Short object holding the value given by the specified String = 600