Name: rmT116609 Date: 06/03/2004


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The string :
(short)((a << 8) * | (b & 0xff))

Is not a valid definition of a short and allows an ambiguity as to the actual definition of what the short is defined as.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The string : (short)((a << 8) | (b & 0xff)) would be more accurate
ACTUAL -
The string (short)((a << 8) * | (b & 0xff)) is present

URL OF FAULTY DOCUMENTATION :
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/io/DataInput.html#readShort()
(Incident Review ID: 276159)
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