Absolute <i>get</i> method for reading a short value.
<p> Reads two bytes at the given index, composing them into a short value according to the current byte order. </p>
@param index The index from which the bytes will be read
@return The short value at the given index
@throws IndexOutOfBoundsException If <tt>index</tt> is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus one
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Absolute <i>get</i> method for reading a short value.
<p> Reads two bytes at the given index, composing them into a short value according to the current byte order. </p>
@param index The index from which the bytes will be read
@return The short value at the given index
@throws IndexOutOfBoundsException If <tt>index</tt> is negative or not smaller than the buffer's limit, minus one