# C1.Util.DX.DataStream.ReadShort

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<h1 id="C1_Util_DX_DataStream_ReadShort_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DataStream.ReadShort*">ReadShort Method
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_DataStream_ReadShort" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DataStream.ReadShort">ReadShort()</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Reads a short.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public short ReadShort()</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function ReadShort() As Short</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int16">short</a></td>
      <td><p>an short from the stream</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Util_DX_DataStream_ReadShort_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>In order to provide faster read/write, this operation doesn't check stream bound.
A client must carefully not read/write above the size of this datastream.</p>
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