hexToShort

fun String.hexToShort(format: HexFormat = HexFormat.Default): Short(source)

import kotlin.text.HexFormat

fun main() {
    val hexString = "0x1A2B"
    val shortValue: Short = hexString.hexToShort()          // Uses default format
    // or specify a format explicitly
    val shortWithCustom = hexString.hexToShort(HexFormat.Default)
    println(shortValue)           // 6699
    println(shortWithCustom)      // 6699
}