function readInt16() {
		var result = ( (str.charCodeAt(position) << 8) + str.charCodeAt(position + 1));
		position += 2;
		return result;
	}
/* read a big-endian 16-bit integer */
read a big-endian 16-bit integer
read a big - endian 16 - bit integer
function readInt16() {
		var result = ( (str.charCodeAt(position) << 8) + str.charCodeAt(position + 1));
		position += 2;
		return result;
	}
function readInt16 ( ) { var result = ( ( str . charCodeAt ( position ) << 8 ) + str . charCodeAt ( position + 1 ) ) ; position += 2 ; return result ; }
read a big-endian 16-bit integer
read a big - endian 16 - bit integer