Int16 Structure

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Represents a 16-bit signed integer.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Structure Int16 _
    Implements IComparable, IFormattable, IConvertible, IComparable(Of Short),  _
    IEquatable(Of Short)

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public struct Int16 : IComparable, IFormattable, 
    IConvertible, IComparable<short>, IEquatable<short>

The Int16 type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	CompareTo(Int16)	Compares this instance to a specified 16-bit signed integer and returns an integer that indicates whether this instance is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified 16-bit signed integer value.
	CompareTo(Object)	Compares this instance to a specified object and returns an integer that indicates whether this instance is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.
	Equals(Int16)	Returns a value indicating whether this instance is equal to a specified Int16 value.
	Equals(Object)	Returns a value indicating whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Overrides ValueType.Equals(Object).)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Overrides ValueType.GetHashCode().)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetTypeCode	Returns the TypeCode for value type Int16.
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Parse(String)	Converts the string representation of a number to its 16-bit signed integer equivalent.
	Parse(String, NumberStyles)	Converts the string representation of a number in a specified style to its 16-bit signed integer equivalent.
	Parse(String, IFormatProvider)	Converts the string representation of a number in a specified culture-specific format to its 16-bit signed integer equivalent.
	Parse(String, NumberStyles, IFormatProvider)	Converts the string representation of a number in a specified style and culture-specific format to its 16-bit signed integer equivalent.
	ToString()	Converts the numeric value of this instance to its equivalent string representation. (Overrides ValueType.ToString().)
	ToString(IFormatProvider)	Converts the numeric value of this instance to its equivalent string representation using the specified culture-specific format information.
	ToString(String)	Converts the numeric value of this instance to its equivalent string representation, using the specified format.
	ToString(String, IFormatProvider)	Converts the numeric value of this instance to its equivalent string representation using the specified format and culture-specific formatting information.
	TryParse(String, Int16%)	Converts the string representation of a number to its 16-bit signed integer equivalent. A return value indicates whether the conversion succeeded or failed.
	TryParse(String, NumberStyles, IFormatProvider, Int16%)	Converts the string representation of a number in a specified style and culture-specific format to its 16-bit signed integer equivalent. A return value indicates whether the conversion succeeded or failed.

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Fields

	Name	Description
	MaxValue	Represents the largest possible value of an Int16. This field is constant.
	MinValue	Represents the smallest possible value of Int16. This field is constant.

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	IConvertible.ToBoolean	Infrastructure. For a description of this member, see IConvertible.ToBoolean.
	IConvertible.ToByte	Infrastructure. For a description of this member, see IConvertible.ToByte.
	IConvertible.ToChar	Infrastructure. For a description of this member, see IConvertible.ToChar.
	IConvertible.ToDateTime	Infrastructure. This conversion is not supported. Attempting to use this method throws an InvalidCastException.
	IConvertible.ToDecimal	Infrastructure. For a description of this member, see IConvertible.ToDecimal.
	IConvertible.ToDouble	Infrastructure. For a description of this member, see IConvertible.ToDouble.
	IConvertible.ToInt16	Infrastructure. For a description of this member, see IConvertible.ToInt16.
	IConvertible.ToInt32	Infrastructure. For a description of this member, see IConvertible.ToInt32.
	IConvertible.ToInt64	Infrastructure. For a description of this member, see IConvertible.ToInt64.
	IConvertible.ToSByte	Infrastructure. For a description of this member, see IConvertible.ToSByte.
	IConvertible.ToSingle	Infrastructure. For a description of this member, see IConvertible.ToSingle.
	IConvertible.ToType	Infrastructure. For a description of this member, see IConvertible.ToType.
	IConvertible.ToUInt16	Infrastructure. For a description of this member, see IConvertible.ToUInt16.
	IConvertible.ToUInt32	Infrastructure. For a description of this member, see IConvertible.ToUInt32.
	IConvertible.ToUInt64	Infrastructure. For a description of this member, see IConvertible.ToUInt64.

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Remarks

The Int16 value type represents signed integers with values ranging from negative 32768 through positive 32767.

This type provides methods to convert the value of an instance of this type to its string representation, convert the string representation of a number to an instance of this type, and compare instances of this type.

For information about how format specification codes control the string representation of value types, see Formatting Types.

This type implements the IComparable, IComparable<T>, IEquatable<T>, IFormattable, and IConvertible interfaces. Use the Convert class for conversions instead of this type's explicit interface member implementation of IConvertible.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

All members of this type are thread safe. Members that appear to modify instance state actually return a new instance initialized with the new value. As with any other type, reading and writing to a shared variable that contains an instance of this type must be protected by a lock to guarantee thread safety.

See Also

Reference

System Namespace

UInt16