# bin/i16-be-at Read a signed 16-bit integer (big-endian) from a byte string at `offset`. ## Syntax

[bin/i16-be-at $bytes $offset]

## Parameters - `$bytes` — Byte string (raw bytes carried as a Deft string). - `$offset` — 0-based byte offset ## Examples

def buf [bin/set-i16-be [bin/zeros 2] 0 -1234]
[bin/i16-be-at $buf 0] # → -1234
[bin/u8-at $buf 0] # → 251

## Returns Number. A negative or out-of-bounds offset returns `%Err{:message}`. ## See Also `bin/i16-at`, `bin/i16-le-at`, `bin/set-i16-be`, `bin/bytes`