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Java short Keyword

❮ Java Keywords

Example

short myNum = 5000;
System.out.println(myNum);

Definition and Usage

The short keyword is a data type that can store whole numbers from -32768 to 32767.

Read more about data types in our Java Data Types Tutorial .

❮ Java Keywords

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Java•Java Reference

❮ Java Keywords

Example

short myNum = 5000;
System.out.println(myNum);

The short keyword is a data type that can store whole numbers from -32768 to 32767.

Read more about data types in our Java Data Types Tutorial .

❮ Java Keywords