toShortOrNull
Parses the string to a Short number or returns null if the string is not a valid representation of a Short.
fun String.toShortOrNull(): Short?(source)
fun main() {
val input1 = "200"
val input2 = "not a number"
val short1: Short? = input1.toShortOrNull()
val short2: Short? = input2.toShortOrNull()
println(short1) // 200
println(short2) // null
}