Java short keyword example

In Java, the short keyword is used to declared a variable as a numeric type. A short value can hold a 16-bit integer number which ranges from -32,768 to 32,767. For example:

short length = 20120;

The short keyword can be used to declared return type of a method as well:

public short getLength() {
    return 20120;
}

See all keywords in Java.

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