Bug 17256 Exception due to bug 17208
bundles/org.eclipse.core.databinding/src/org/eclipse/core/databinding/conversion/ConvertString2ShortPrimitive.java
/* (non-Javadoc)
	 * @see org.eclipse.jface.binding.converter.IConverter#convert(java.lang.Object)
	 */
	public Object convert(Object source) {
        try {
            return new Short(Short.parseShort((String) source));
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("String2Short: " + e.getMessage() + ": " + source); 
        }
	}
	public Object getFromType() {
		return String.class;
	}
	public Object getToType() {
		return Short.TYPE;
	}
}