class RLP {

    public static byte[] encodeShort(short singleShort) {
        if (singleShort <= 0xFF)
            return encodeByte((byte) singleShort);
        else {
			return new byte[] { (byte) (OFFSET_SHORT_ITEM + 2),
					(byte) (singleShort >> 8 & 0xFF),
					(byte) (singleShort >> 0 & 0xFF) };
        }
    }

}