The Short class includes a method named parseShort() that serves just this purpose. An example of a simple program that performs this conversion is shown below:

public class s2s {

   public static void main (String[] args) {

      // String s = "fred";    // do this if you want an exception

      String s = "100";

      try {
         short sh = Short.parseShort(s.trim());
         System.out.println("short sh = " + sh);
      } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
         System.out.println("NumberFormatException: " + nfe.getMessage());
      }

   }

}

Other notes

• Short.toString(short s) is used to convert in the other direction, from a short to a String.
   
• If you're interested in converting a String to a Short object, use the valueOf() method of the Short class instead of the parseShort() method.