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Int16::MaxValue Field

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Represents the largest possible value of an Int16. This field is constant.

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

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public:
literal short MaxValue

Field Value

Type: System::Int16

The value of this constant is 32767; that is, hexadecimal 0x7FFF.

The MaxValue property is typically used to prevent an OverflowException when converting from a numeric type with a greater upper range (such as a UInt16 or a Int32) to an Int16. The example illustrates this usage.

The following example uses the MaxValue property to prevent an OverflowException when converting to an Int16 value.

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array<Int64>^ numbersToConvert = {162345, 32183, -54000};
Int16 newNumber;
for each (Int64 number in numbersToConvert)
{
   if (number >= Int16::MinValue && number <= Int16::MaxValue)
   {
      newNumber = Convert::ToInt16(number);
      Console::WriteLine("Successfully converted {0} to an Int16.", 
                         newNumber);
   }
   else
   {
      Console::WriteLine("Unable to convert {0} to an Int16.", number);
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       Unable to convert 162345 to an Int16.
//       Successfully converted 32183 to an Int16.
//       Unable to convert -54000 to an Int16.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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