Reads one or several Java formatted short's (16 bits) from a connection. All data types in Java are signed, i.e. a byte can hold a value in the range [-32768,32767].
## Static method (use this):
## Java$readShort(con, n=1, ...)## Don't use the below:
# S3 method for Java
readShort(static, con, n=1, ...)
Binary connection to be read from.
Number of short's to be read.
Not used.