Extracts a short from an array of bytes. - Java File Path IO

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Extracts a short from an array of bytes.

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
        byte[] buf = new byte[] { 34, 35, 36, 37, 37, 37, 67, 68, 69 };
        int offset = 2;
        System.out.println(getShortFromBytes(buf, offset));
    }

    /**
     * Extracts a short from an array of bytes.
     *
     * @param  buf    The array of bytes to extract the short from.
     * @param  offset The offset of the start of the short in the byte array.
     *
     * @return A short extracted from the 2 bytes of data.
     */
    public static short getShortFromBytes(byte[] buf, int offset) {
        short result = 0;

        result += buf[offset++] & 0xFF;
        result += ((buf[offset]) << 8);

        return result;
    }
}

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