Flash cards
Review the key moves
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Core idea
What is the main idea behind Java short Keyword?
Lesson checks
Practice each idea before moving on
Short Mimo-style checks built from this lesson's code, terms, and sequence.
1Quick choice
Which statement best captures the main point of this lesson?
2Fill blank
Complete the missing token from the example code.
___ myNum = 5000;3Order
Put the learning moves in the order that makes the concept easiest to apply.
The short keyword is a data type that can store whole numbers from -32768 to 32767.
Definition and Usage
Java short Keyword
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Example
short myNum = 5000;
System.out.println(myNum);Definition and Usage
The short keyword is a data type that can store whole numbers from -32768 to 32767.
Related Pages
Read more about data types in our Java Data Types Tutorial .
❮ Java Keywords