How to specify a short int literal without casting?

Question

Is there a way to specify that my variable is a short int? I am looking for something similar to M suffix for decimals. For decimals, I do not have to say

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Answer 1

Two options; neither ideal:

1. Remove the var, specifying the type explicitly:

   short s = 123;
   

2. Use the cast syntax (noting that this is a compile-time operation, not run-time):

   var s = (short)123;
   

That's the only options for specifying a literal short.