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toShort

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fun toShort ( ) : Short
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Converts this Byte value to Short .

The resulting Short value represents the same numerical value as this Byte .

The least significant 8 bits of the resulting Short value are the same as the bits of this Byte value, whereas the most significant 8 bits are filled with the sign bit of this value.

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