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ee.Number.short
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Casts the input value to a signed 16-bit integer.
Usage | Returns | Number.short() | Number |
Argument | Type | Details | this: input | Number | The input value. |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Cast a number to signed 16-bit integer: [-32768, 32767].
var number = ee.Number(100);
print('Number:', number);
var shortNumber = number.short();
print('Number cast to short:', shortNumber);
/**
* Casting numbers to short that are outside of its range and precision can
* modify the resulting value, note the behavior of the following scenarios.
*/
// A floating point number cast to short loses decimal precision.
var float = ee.Number(1.7);
print('Floating point value:', float);
var floatToShort = float.short();
print('Floating point value cast to short:', floatToShort);
// A number greater than short range max cast to short becomes short range max.
var SHORT_MAX = 32767;
var outOfRangeHi = ee.Number(SHORT_MAX + 12345);
print('Greater than short max:', outOfRangeHi);
var outOfRangeHiToShort = outOfRangeHi.short();
print('Greater than short max cast to short becomes short max:', outOfRangeHiToShort);
// A number greater than short range min cast to short becomes short range min.
var SHORT_MIN = -32768;
var outOfRangeLo = ee.Number(SHORT_MIN - 12345);
print('Less than short min:', outOfRangeLo);
var outOfRangeLoToShort = outOfRangeLo.short();
print('Less than short min cast to short becomes short min:', outOfRangeLoToShort);
Python setup
See the
Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using
geemap
for interactive development.
import ee
import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
# Cast a number to signed 16-bit integer: [-32768, 32767].
number = ee.Number(100)
print('Number:', number.getInfo())
short_number = number.short()
print('Number cast to short:', short_number.getInfo())
"""Casting numbers to short that are outside of its range and precision can
modify the resulting value, note the behavior of the following scenarios.
"""
# A floating point number cast to short loses decimal precision.
float_number = ee.Number(1.7)
print('Floating point value:', float_number.getInfo())
float_to_short = float_number.short()
print('Floating point value cast to short:', float_to_short.getInfo())
# A number greater than short range max cast to short becomes short range max.
SHORT_MAX = 32767
out_of_range_hi = ee.Number(SHORT_MAX + 12345)
print('Greater than short max:', out_of_range_hi.getInfo())
out_of_range_hi_to_short = out_of_range_hi.short()
print('Greater than short max cast to short becomes short max:',
out_of_range_hi_to_short.getInfo())
# A number greater than short range min cast to short becomes short range min.
SHORT_MIN = -32768
out_of_range_lo = ee.Number(SHORT_MIN - 12345)
print('Less than short min:', out_of_range_lo.getInfo())
out_of_range_lo_to_short = out_of_range_lo.short()
print('Less than short min cast to short becomes short min:',
out_of_range_lo_to_short.getInfo())
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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.
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