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package java.lang;

/**
 * Instances of class <code>Short</code> represent primitive
 * <code>short</code> values.
 *
 * Additionally, this class provides various helper functions and variables
 * related to shorts.
 *
 * @author Paul Fisher
 * @author John Keiser
 * @since JDK 1.0
 */
public final class Short extends Number implements Comparable
{
  static final long serialVersionUID = 7515723908773894738L;

  /**
   * The minimum value a <code>short</code> can represent is -32768.
   */
  public static final short MIN_VALUE = -32768;

  /**
   * The minimum value a <code>short</code> can represent is 32767.
   */
  public static final short MAX_VALUE =  32767;

  /**
   * The primitive type <code>short</code> is represented by this 
   * <code>Class</code> object.
   */
  public static final Class TYPE = VMClassLoader.getPrimitiveClass('S');

  /**
   * The immutable value of this Short.
   */
  private final short value;

  /**
   * Create a <code>Short</code> object representing the value of the 
   * <code>short</code> argument.
   *
   * @param value the value to use
   */
  public Short(short value)
  {
    this.value = value;
  }

  /**
   * Create a <code>Short</code> object representing the value of the 
   * argument after conversion to a <code>short</code>.
   *
   * @param s the string to convert.
   */
  public Short(String s) throws NumberFormatException
  {
    value = parseShort(s, 10);
  }

  /**
   * Return a hashcode representing this Object.
   *
   * <code>Short</code>'s hash code is calculated by simply returning its
   * value.
   *
   * @return this Object's hash code.
   */
  public int hashCode()
  {
    return value;
  }

  /**
   * If the <code>Object</code> is not <code>null</code>, is an
   * <code>instanceof</code> <code>Short</code>, and represents
   * the same primitive <code>short</code> value return 
   * <code>true</code>.  Otherwise <code>false</code> is returned.
   */
  public boolean equals(Object obj)
  {
    return obj instanceof Short && ((Short)obj).value == value;
  }

  /**
   * Converts the <code>short</code> to a <code>String</code> and assumes
   * a radix of 10.
   * @param i the <code>short</code> to convert to <code>String</code>
   * @return the <code>String</code> representation of the argument.
   */    
  public static String toString(short i)
  {
    return Integer.toString((int) i);
  }

  /**
   * Converts the <code>Short</code> value to a <code>String</code> and
   * assumes a radix of 10.
   * @return the <code>String</code> representation of this <code>Short</code>.
   */    
  public String toString()
  {
    return Integer.toString ((int) value);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new <code>Short</code> object using the <code>String</code>,
   * assuming a radix of 10.
   * @param s the <code>String</code> to convert.
   * @return the new <code>Short</code>.
   * @see #Short(java.lang.String)
   * @see #parseShort(java.lang.String)
   * @exception NumberFormatException thrown if the <code>String</code> 
   * cannot be parsed as a <code>short</code>.
   */
  public static Short valueOf(String s) throws NumberFormatException
  {
    return new Short(parseShort(s));
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new <code>Short</code> object using the <code>String</code>
   * and specified radix (base).
   * @param s the <code>String</code> to convert.
   * @param radix the radix (base) to convert with.
   * @return the new <code>Short</code>.
   * @see #parseShort(java.lang.String,int)
   * @exception NumberFormatException thrown if the <code>String</code> 
   * cannot be parsed as a <code>short</code>.
   */
  public static Short valueOf(String s, int radix)
    throws NumberFormatException
  {
    return new Short(parseShort(s, radix));
  }

  /**
   * Converts the specified <code>String</code> into a <code>short</code>.
   * This function assumes a radix of 10.
   *
   * @param s the <code>String</code> to convert
   * @return the <code>short</code> value of the <code>String</code>
   *         argument.
   * @exception NumberFormatException thrown if the <code>String</code> 
   * cannot be parsed as a <code>short</code>.
   */
  public static short parseShort(String s) throws NumberFormatException
  {
    return parseShort(s, 10);
  }

  /**
   * Converts the specified <code>String</code> into a <code>short</code>
   * using the specified radix (base).
   *
   * @param s the <code>String</code> to convert
   * @param radix the radix (base) to use in the conversion
   * @return the <code>String</code> argument converted to </code>short</code>.
   * @exception NumberFormatException thrown if the <code>String</code> 
   * cannot be parsed as a <code>short</code>.
   */
  public static short parseShort(String s, int radix) 
    throws NumberFormatException