short

Syntax

short(X)

Arguments

x can be of any data type.

Details

Convert the input to the data type of SHORT.

Examples

x=short();
x;
// output
00h

typestr x;
// output
SHORT

short(`12.3);
// output
12

short(`120.9c);
// output
120

short(32767);
// output
32767

short(32768);
// output
00h
// maximum value for a SHORT is 2^15-1=32767