* @param[out] ret The result of the operation
* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
* @exception E_NUM_FORMAT The specified string does not contain a number that can be parsed.
- * @exception E_OUT_OF_RANGE The decoded value is not between VALUE_MIN and VALUE_MAX range. @b Since: @b 3.0
+ * @exception E_OUT_OF_RANGE The decoded value is not between VALUE_MIN and VALUE_MAX range.
*
- * @remarks This method accepts decimal, hexadecimal, and octal numbers given by the
+ * @remarks
+ * - This method guarantees that the original value of out-parameter is not changed when the method returns error.
+ * - This method accepts decimal, hexadecimal, and octal numbers given by the
* following grammar:
*
* @code
* @param[out] ret The result of the operation
* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
* @exception E_NUM_FORMAT The specified string does not contain a number that can be parsed.
- * @exception E_OUT_OF_RANGE The parsed value is not between VALUE_MIN and VALUE_MAX range. @b Since: @b 3.0
+ * @exception E_OUT_OF_RANGE The parsed value is not between VALUE_MIN and VALUE_MAX range.
*
* @remarks
* - This method assumes that the string representing the numeric value uses a radix 10.
* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
* @exception E_NUM_FORMAT The specified string does not contain a number that can be parsed.
* @exception E_OUT_OF_RANGE The specified @c radix is invalid or
- * The parsed value is not between VALUE_MIN and VALUE_MAX range. @b Since: @b 3.0
+ * The parsed value is not between VALUE_MIN and VALUE_MAX range.
*
* @remarks This method guarantees that the original value of out-parameter is not changed when the method returns error.
*/
static result Parse(const String& s, int radix, short& ret);
/**
- * Gets the @c signed @c char equivalent of the current instance of the %Short class.
+ * Gets the @c char equivalent of the current instance of the %Short class.
*
* @since 2.0
+ * @brief <i> [Deprecated] </i>
*
- * @return A @c signed @c char equivalent of the current instance
+ * @deprecated This method has portability issue.
+ * Return value may not be @c signed @c char since char is treated as unsigned char in ARM architecture. @n
+ * Use ToInt8() method to get @c int8_t
+ *
+ * @return A @c char equivalent of the current instance
*/
virtual char ToChar(void) const;
/**
+ * Gets the @c int8_t equivalent of the current instance of %Short.
+ *
+ * @since 3.0
+ *
+ * @return The @c int8_t equivalent of the current instance
+ *
+ */
+ virtual int8_t ToInt8(void) const;
+
+ /**
* Gets the @c signed @c short equivalent of the current instance of the %Short class.
*
* @since 2.0
*
* @since 2.0
*/
- static const short VALUE_MAX = (short) 0x7FFF;
+ static const short VALUE_MAX = static_cast< short >(0x7FFF);
/**
* A constant holding the minimum value a @c short will be equal to -2^15.
*
* @since 2.0
*/
- static const short VALUE_MIN = (short) 0x8000;
+ static const short VALUE_MIN = static_cast< short >(0x8000);
/**
* A @c short value of this instance.