Denote method parameter as "short" primitive type

Question

I have a method that accept one parameter of type short.

public void doSomething(short value) {
   //DO STUFF
}

And I can call it this way:

short value = 3;
doSomething(value);

But not this another one:

doSomething(3);

Why? Is there a way to denote that this parameter is a short and not an int?

Answer 1

You can call it this way :

doSomething((short)3);

Without casting, 3 will always be an int literal.