Int16.MaxValue Field
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Represents the largest possible value of an Int16. This field is constant.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
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.
long[] numbersToConvert = { 162345, 32183, -54000 }; short newNumber; foreach (long number in numbersToConvert) { if (number >= Int16.MinValue && number <= Int16.MaxValue) { newNumber = Convert.ToInt16(number); outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Successfully converted {0} to an Int16.", newNumber) + "\n"; } else { outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Unable to convert {0} to an Int16.", number) + "\n"; } } // 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.