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The
data type can have values from
(16-bit signed two's complement integer). It's used instead of other integer data types to save memory if it's certain that the value of the variable will be within
![$[-32768, 32767]$](img95.svg)
. Default value is 0.
![\begin{lstlisting}
class ShortExample {
public static void main(String[] args) ...
...re;
temperature = -200;
System.out.println(temperature);
}
}
\end{lstlisting}](img96.svg)