code: public synchronized void putShort(short item)
     {
        if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isEntryEnabled()) SibTr.entry(this, tc, "putShort", Short.valueOf(item));
  
        checkValid();
        getCurrentByteBuffer(2).putShort(item);
  
        if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isEntryEnabled()) SibTr.exit(this, tc, "putShort");
     }
docs: Puts a short into the byte buffer.
  
  @param item