code: public short getShort( String key, short defaultValue )
          throws MissingResourceException
      {
          try
          {
              return getShort( key );
          }
          catch( MissingResourceException mre )
          {
              return defaultValue;
          }
      }
docs: Retrieve a short from bundle.
  
  @param key          the key of resource
  @param defaultValue the default value if key is missing
  
  @return the resource short
  
  @throws MissingResourceException if the requested key is unknown