public short setPropertyIfNull(String propname, short value) {
    """
	Helper method for setting properties to defaults when they are not already set.
	
	@param  propname The name of the system property to set.
	@param  value    The value to set it to.
	
	@return The value of the property after this method call.
    """
        return Short.parseShort(setPropertyIfNull(propname, Short.toString(value)));
    }
public short setPropertyIfNull(String propname, short value)
    {
        return Short.parseShort(setPropertyIfNull(propname, Short.toString(value)));
    }
public short setPropertyIfNull ( String propname , short value ) { return Short . parseShort ( setPropertyIfNull ( propname , Short . toString ( value ) ) ) ; }
Helper method for setting properties to defaults when they are not already set.

@param  propname The name of the system property to set.
@param  value    The value to set it to.

@return The value of the property after this method call.
Helper method for setting properties to defaults when they are not already set .