`int16`

Converts values to signed 16-bit integers, from -32768 to 32767.

Category: Language Fundamentals > Data Types

Syntax

B = int16(A)

Converts A to class int16.

Description

Fractions are rounded to the nearest integer, with ties going away from zero. Out-of-range values saturate at intmin('int16') or intmax('int16') instead of wrapping around, and NaN becomes 0. Arithmetic between a int16 and a double gives a int16, rounded after the operation; mixing two different integer classes is an error.

The class has no representation for Inf or NaN, so int16(Inf) is intmax('int16').

Input arguments

A: Numeric, logical or char array.

Output arguments

B: Array of class int16, same size as A.

Example

Rounding and saturation

int16(40000)
int16(-7.5)
int16(2.5)
int16(NaN)
class(int16(3))

Output

ans = int16
   32767
ans = int16
   -8
ans = int16
   3
ans = int16
   0
ans = 'int16'

int16