short Datatype in Java

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• Short data type is a 16-bit signed two's complement integer

• Minimum value is -32,768 (-2^15)

• Maximum value is 32,767 (inclusive) (2^15 -1)

• Short data type can also be used to save memory as byte data type. A short is 2 times smaller than an integer

• Default value is 0.

• Example: short s = 10000, short r = -20000

Program:

 public class ShortDataType {

   public static void main(String []args) {
      // this is declaration and initialization of variable a
	  // datatype is short
	  short a = 100;
	  // this is declaration and initialization of variable b
	  // datatype is short
      short b = -50;
      System.out.println(a); // it will print a variable
      System.out.println(b); // it will print b variable
   }
}

Output:

100
-50
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