code: public int getShort(Integer id, Integer type)
     {
        int result = 0;
  
        Integer offset = m_meta.getOffset(id, type);
  
        if (offset != null)
        {
           byte[] value = m_map.get(offset);
  
           if (value != null && value.length >= 2)
           {
              result = MPPUtility.getShort(value, 0);
           }
        }
  
        return (result);
     }
docs: This method retrieves an integer of the specified type,
  belonging to the item with the specified unique ID.
  
  @param id unique ID of entity to which this data belongs
  @param type data type identifier
  @return required integer data