---
title: "simd_make_short8(_:)"
framework: simd
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: "simd/simd_make_short8(_:)-22n5y"
---

# simd_make_short8(_:)

Returns a new vector by truncating the specified sixteen-element vector.

## Declaration

```swift
func simd_make_short8(_ other: simd_short16) -> simd_short8
```

## See Also

### Functions to Create Eight-Element Vectors From Other Vectors

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- [simd_make_short8(_:_:)](simd/simd_make_short8(_:_:).md)
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- [simd_make_short8_undef(_:)](simd/simd_make_short8_undef(_:)-5ny5g.md)