import java.io.*; class longtoshort { public static void main(String[] args) { try { // Reads the value from console BufferedReader buffreader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in)); System.out.println("---Data Conversion from long type to short type---"); System.out.println("Enter long type value: "); // Read long type data long mylong = Long.parseLong(buffreader.readLine()); // Convert long type data to short type short myshort = (short)(mylong); System.out.println("Converted value from long type to short type is : " + myshort); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println(" Error " + e); } } }