code: @Pure
  	@Inline(value="($1 * $2)", constantExpression=true)
  	public static long operator_multiply(short a, long b) {
  		return a * b;
  	}
docs: The binary <code>multiply</code> operator. This is the equivalent to the Java <code>*</code> operator.
  
  @param a  a short.
  @param b  a long.
  @return   <code>a*b</code>
  @since 2.3