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;
00h

$ typestr x;
SHORT

$ short(`12.3);
12

$ short(`120.9c);
120

$ short(32767);
32767

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