/**
* Reads and returns a short.
*
* @return the 2 bytes merged into a short, according to the current byte ordering
* @exception EOFException there were less than 2 bytes left in the file
* @exception FormatException rethrow of IOExceptions encountered while reading the bytes for the
* short
* @see #read(byte[])
*/
public short readShort() throws EOFException, FormatException {
// MSBFirst must be set when we are called
return MoreMath.BuildShort(readBytes(2, false), MSBFirst);
}
