Integer16
Background & Context

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- Uniform sequence of signed 16-bit integers.
- Binary data format.
Import & Export

- Import["file","Integer16"] imports an arbitrary file as a sequence of signed 16-bit integers, returning a packed array of integers in the range
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- Export["file",list,"Integer16"] exports a list of integers in the range
to a binary sequence of 16-bit integers.
- Import["file",{"Integer16",elem}] or Import["file",elem ] imports the specified element from file.
- Import["file",{"Integer16",{elem1,elem2,…}}] imports multiple elements.
- See the following reference pages for full general information:
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Import, Export import from or export to a file CloudImport, CloudExport import from or export to a cloud object ImportString, ExportString import from or export to a string ImportByteArray, ExportByteArray import from or export to a byte array
Import Elements

- General Import elements:
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"Elements" list of elements and options available in this file "Summary" summary of the file "Rules" list of rules for all available elements - Data representation element:
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"Data" list of integers in the range - By default, Import and Export use the "Data" element.
- Import["file",{"Integer16",n}] gives the n
16-bit integer.
- Trailing bytes are ignored if the size of the imported file is not a multiple of the data size.
Options

- General option:
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ByteOrdering $ByteOrdering what byte ordering to use - Import option:
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"HeaderBytes" 0 how many bytes to skip at the beginning of the file
Examples
Basic Examples (1)Summary of the most common use cases
Convert a list of integers to a string representing binary 16-bit signed integers:
In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0b3t1u8bwo-n7bboa
Out[1]=1

Convert the binary data back to a list of integers:
In[2]:=2

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0b3t1u8bwo-s29b54
Out[2]=2

Show the byte values of the exported data:
In[3]:=3

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0b3t1u8bwo-gq8e0
Out[3]=3

Import as 16-bit Unicode characters:
In[4]:=4

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0b3t1u8bwo-utydro
Out[4]=4

Interpret as raw 16-bit Unicode text:
In[5]:=5

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0b3t1u8bwo-em0fxi
Out[5]=5
