code: private List<Short> asShortList(Object value) {
          short[] values = (short[]) value;
          List<Short> list = new ArrayList<Short>(values.length);
          for (short shortValue : values) {
              list.add(shortValue);
          }
          return list;
      }
docs: Returns value as a Short List.
  
  @param value array to convert.
  
  @return value as a Short List.