Receive a 16-bit Integer from a Socket

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Demonstrates Socket.ReceiveInt16, which reads exactly two bytes as a 16-bit integer and stores the result in the ReceivedInt property. Byte order and signedness are selectable.

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Socket;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Socket socket = new Socket();

        // Connect to the server using TLS.
        boolean bTls = true;
        int maxWaitMs = 5000;
        try {
            socket.connect("example.com", 5000, bTls, maxWaitMs);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Read exactly two bytes as a 16-bit integer and store the result in the ReceivedInt property.
        // The 1st argument selects byte order (true = big-endian); the 2nd selects unsigned interpretation.
        boolean bBigEndian = true;
        boolean bUnsigned = false;
        try {
            socket.receiveInt16(bBigEndian, bUnsigned);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("Received 16-bit integer: " + socket.getReceivedInt());
    }
}