Casts the input value to a signed 16-bit integer.
| Usage | Returns | Number.short() | Number |
| Argument | Type | Details | this: input | Number | The input value. |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Cast a number to signed 16-bit integer: [-32768, 32767].
var number = ee.Number(100);
print('Number:', number);
var shortNumber = number.short();
print('Number cast to short:', shortNumber);
/**
* Casting numbers to short that are outside of its range and precision can
* modify the resulting value, note the behavior of the following scenarios.
*/
// A floating point number cast to short loses decimal precision.
var float = ee.Number(1.7);
print('Floating point value:', float);
var floatToShort = float.short();
print('Floating point value cast to short:', floatToShort);
// A number greater than short range max cast to short becomes short range max.
var SHORT_MAX = 32767;
var outOfRangeHi = ee.Number(SHORT_MAX + 12345);
print('Greater than short max:', outOfRangeHi);
var outOfRangeHiToShort = outOfRangeHi.short();
print('Greater than short max cast to short becomes short max:', outOfRangeHiToShort);
// A number greater than short range min cast to short becomes short range min.
var SHORT_MIN = -32768;
var outOfRangeLo = ee.Number(SHORT_MIN - 12345);
print('Less than short min:', outOfRangeLo);
var outOfRangeLoToShort = outOfRangeLo.short();
print('Less than short min cast to short becomes short min:', outOfRangeLoToShort);