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If required, throw a `TestInStreamException` (see `throwExceptionIfInputLimitExhausted`)&semi; otherwise, consume the 8&hyphen;bit unsigned integer type code, verify the type of the next value in this stream, consume that 16&hyphen;bit signed integer value into the specified `variable` if its type is appropriate, update the cursor location, and return a reference to this stream&period; If the type is incorrect, then this stream is marked invalid and the value of `variable` is unchanged&period; If this stream is initially invalid, this operation has no effect&period; If this function otherwise fails to extract a valid value, this stream is marked invalid and the value of `variable` is undefined&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bslx&lowbar;testinstream&period;h&gt;`

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getInt16(short& variable);
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