Public Method decode

static Short decode(String nm)

Throws:

• NumberFormatException

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This method decodes a String into a Short. It accepts decimal, hexadecimal, and octal number in the following formats:

•     - decimal constant
• 0x - hexadecimal constant
• #   - hexadecimal constant
• 0   - octal constant

The constant following an (optional) negative sign and/or "radix specifier" is parsed as by the Short.parseShort method with the specified radix (10, 8 or 16). This constant must be positive or a NumberFormatException will result. The result is made negative if first character of the specified String is the negative sign. No whitespace characters are permitted in the String.

Example

   Short data = Short.decode("20");

The example above decodes a string to a Short number.