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Java String Methods

charAt() codePointAt() codePointBefore() codePointCount() compareTo() compareToIgnoreCase() concat() contains() contentEquals() copyValueOf() endsWith() equals() equalsIgnoreCase() format() getBytes() getChars() hashCode() indexOf() isEmpty() join() lastIndexOf() length() matches() offsetByCodePoints() regionMatches() replace() replaceAll() replaceFirst() split() startsWith() subSequence() substring() toCharArray() toLowerCase() toString() toUpperCase() trim() valueOf()

Java Math Methods

abs() acos() addExact() asin() atan() atan2() cbrt() ceil() copySign() cos() cosh() decrementExact() exp() expm1() floor() floorDiv() floorMod() getExponent() hypot() IEEEremainder() incrementExact() log() log10() log1p() max() min() multiplyExact() negateExact() nextAfter() nextDown() nextUp() pow() random() rint() round() scalb() signum() sin() sinh() sqrt() subtractExact() tan() tanh() toDegrees() toIntExact() toRadians() ulp()

Java Output Methods

print() printf() println()

Java Arrays Methods

compare() equals() sort() fill() length

Java ArrayList Methods

add() addAll() clear() clone() contains ensureCapacity() forEach() get() indexOf() isEmpty() iterator() lastIndexOf() listIterator() remove() removeAll() removeIf() replaceAll() retainAll() set() size() sort() spliterator() subList() toArray() trimToSize()

Java LinkedList Methods

add() addAll() clear() clone() contains forEach() get() getFirst() getLast() indexOf() isEmpty() iterator() lastIndexOf() listIterator() remove() removeAll() removeFirst() removeIf() removeLast() replaceAll() retainAll() set() size() sort() spliterator() subList() toArray()

Java HashMap Methods

clear() clone() compute() computeIfAbsent() computeIfPresent() containsKey() containsValue() entrySet() forEach() get() getOrDefault() isEmpty() keySet() merge() put() putAll() putIfAbsent() remove() replace() replaceAll() size() values()

Java Scanner Methods

close() delimiter() findInLine() findWithinHorizon() hasNext() hasNextBoolean() hasNextByte() hasNextDouble() hasNextFloat() hasNextInt() hasNextLine() hasNextLong() hasNextShort() locale() next() nextBoolean() nextByte() nextDouble() nextFloat() nextInt() nextLine() nextLong() nextShort() radix() reset() useDelimiter() useLocale() useRadix()

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Java short Keyword

❮ Java Keywords

Example

short myNum = 5000;
System.out.println(myNum);

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Definition and Usage

The short keyword is a data type that can store whole numbers from -32768 to 32767.

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