Java: Bytes to Short

Here is how to convert bytes to short in Java, with a function to prove/test it:

private static short bytesToShort(byte[] theBytes) {    short msb = theBytes[0];    short lsb = (short)(theBytes[1] & 255);    msb = (short)(msb << 8);            short result = (short)(msb | lsb);    return result; } // for testing the bytesToShort functionpublic static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {    int numValues = Short.MAX_VALUE - Short.MIN_VALUE + 1;    short[] testValues = new short[numValues];    for (int i = 0; i < testValues.length; i++) {        testValues[i] = (short)(Short.MIN_VALUE + i);    }    int numWrongAnswers = 0;    for (int i = 0; i < testValues.length; i++) {        ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();        DataOutputStream dos = new DataOutputStream(bos);        dos.writeShort(testValues[i]);        byte[] theBytes = bos.toByteArray();        short s = bytesToShort(theBytes);        String correct = "";        if(s == testValues[i]){                correct = "yes";        }        else {                numWrongAnswers++;                correct = "NO!!!!!!!!!!!";        }        System.out.println("original: " + testValues[i] + " converted: " + s + " OK? " + correct);        }        System.out.println("numWrongAnswers: " + numWrongAnswers); }