Double shortValue() method in Java with examples (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

The shortValue() method of Double class is a built in method to return the value specified by the calling object as short after type casting.
Syntax:

DoubleObject.shortValue()

Return Value: It return the value of DoubleObject as short.
Below programs illustrate shortValue() method in Java:
Program 1:

Java `

// Java code to demonstrate // Double shortValue() method

class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) {

    // Double value
    Double a = 17.47;

    // wrapping the Double value
    // in the wrapper class Double
    Double b = new Double(a);

    // shortValue of the Double Object
    short output = b.shortValue();

    // print shorting the output
    System.out.println("Short value of "
                       + b + " is : " + output);
}

}

`

Output:

Short value of 17.47 is : 17

Program 2:

Java `

// Java code to demonstrate // Double shortValue() method

class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) {

    String value = "54.1";

    // wrapping the Double value
    // in the wrapper class Double
    Double b = new Double(value);

    // shortValue of the Double Object
    short output = b.shortValue();

    // print shorting the output
    System.out.println("Short value of "
                       + b + " is : " + output);
}

}

`

Output:

Short value of 54.1 is : 54