public short GetShort(string key)
{
Object value = GetObjectProperty(key);
try
{
if(value is Int16)
{
return (short) value;
}
else if(value is Byte || value is String)
{
return Convert.ToInt16(value);
}
else
{
throw new MessageFormatException(" cannot read a short from " + value.GetType().Name);
}
}
catch(FormatException ex)
{
throw NMSExceptionSupport.CreateMessageFormatException(ex);
}
}