public
final
class
Long
extends Number
implements
Comparable<Long>
| java.lang.Object | ||
| ↳ | java.lang.Number | |
| ↳ | java.lang.Long | |
The Long class wraps a value of the primitive type long in an object. An object of type Long contains a
single field whose type is long.
In addition, this class provides several methods for converting
a long to a String and a String to a long, as well as other constants and methods useful when dealing
with a long.
Implementation note: The implementations of the "bit twiddling"
methods (such as highestOneBit and
numberOfTrailingZeros) are
based on material from Henry S. Warren, Jr.'s Hacker's
Delight, (Addison Wesley, 2002).
Constants | |
|---|---|
int |
BYTES
The number of bytes used to represent a |
long |
MAX_VALUE
A constant holding the maximum value a |
long |
MIN_VALUE
A constant holding the minimum value a |
int |
SIZE
The number of bits used to represent a |
Fields | |
|---|---|
public
static
final
Class<Long> |
TYPE
The |
Public constructors | |
|---|---|
Long(long value)
Constructs a newly allocated |
|
Long(String s)
Constructs a newly allocated |
|
Public methods | |
|---|---|
static
int
|
bitCount(long i)
Returns the number of one-bits in the two's complement binary
representation of the specified |
byte
|
byteValue()
Returns the value of this |
static
int
|
compare(long x, long y)
Compares two |
int
|
compareTo(Long anotherLong)
Compares two |
static
Long
|
decode(String nm)
Decodes a |
double
|
doubleValue()
Returns the value of this |
boolean
|
equals(Object obj)
Compares this object to the specified object. |
float
|
floatValue()
Returns the value of this |
static
Long
|
getLong(String nm, Long val)
Returns the |
static
Long
|
getLong(String nm)
Determines the |
static
Long
|
getLong(String nm, long val)
Determines the |
int
|
hashCode()
Returns a hash code for this |
static
int
|
hashCode(long value)
Returns a hash code for a |
static
long
|
highestOneBit(long i)
Returns a |
int
|
intValue()
Returns the value of this |
long
|
longValue()
Returns the value of this |
static
long
|
lowestOneBit(long i)
Returns a |
static
long
|
max(long a, long b)
Returns the greater of two |
static
long
|
min(long a, long b)
Returns the smaller of two |
static
int
|
numberOfLeadingZeros(long i)
Returns the number of zero bits preceding the highest-order
("leftmost") one-bit in the two's complement binary representation
of the specified |
static
int
|
numberOfTrailingZeros(long i)
Returns the number of zero bits following the lowest-order ("rightmost")
one-bit in the two's complement binary representation of the specified
|
static
long
|
parseLong(String s)
Parses the string argument as a signed decimal |
static
long
|
parseLong(String s, int radix)
Parses the string argument as a signed |
static
long
|
reverse(long i)
Returns the value obtained by reversing the order of the bits in the
two's complement binary representation of the specified |
static
long
|
reverseBytes(long i)
Returns the value obtained by reversing the order of the bytes in the
two's complement representation of the specified |
static
long
|
rotateLeft(long i, int distance)
Returns the value obtained by rotating the two's complement binary
representation of the specified |
static
long
|
rotateRight(long i, int distance)
Returns the value obtained by rotating the two's complement binary
representation of the specified |
short
|
shortValue()
Returns the value of this |
static
int
|
signum(long i)
Returns the signum function of the specified |
static
long
|
sum(long a, long b)
Adds two |
static
String
|
toBinaryString(long i)
Returns a string representation of the |
static
String
|
toHexString(long i)
Returns a string representation of the |
static
String
|
toOctalString(long i)
Returns a string representation of the |
static
String
|
toString(long i, int radix)
Returns a string representation of the first argument in the radix specified by the second argument. |
String
|
toString()
Returns a |
static
String
|
toString(long i)
Returns a |
static
Long
|
valueOf(String s)
Returns a |
static
Long
|
valueOf(String s, int radix)
Returns a |
static
Long
|
valueOf(long l)
Returns a |
Inherited methods | |
|---|---|
java.lang.Number
| |
java.lang.Object
| |
java.lang.Comparable
| |
int BYTES
The number of bytes used to represent a long value in two's
complement binary form.
Constant Value: 8 (0x00000008)
long MAX_VALUE
A constant holding the maximum value a long can
have, 263-1.
Constant Value: 9223372036854775807 (0x7fffffffffffffff)
long MIN_VALUE
A constant holding the minimum value a long can
have, -263.
Constant Value: -9223372036854775808 (0x8000000000000000)
int SIZE
The number of bits used to represent a long value in two's
complement binary form.
Constant Value: 64 (0x00000040)
Long (long value)
Constructs a newly allocated Long object that
represents the specified long argument.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
value |
long:
the value to be represented by the
Long object.
|
Long (String s)
Constructs a newly allocated Long object that
represents the long value indicated by the
String parameter. The string is converted to a
long value in exactly the manner used by the
parseLong method for radix 10.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
s |
String:
the String to be converted to a
Long. |
| Throws | |
|---|---|
NumberFormatException |
if the String does not
contain a parsable long. |
See also:
int bitCount (long i)
Returns the number of one-bits in the two's complement binary
representation of the specified long value. This function is
sometimes referred to as the population count.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
i |
long
|
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int |
the number of one-bits in the two's complement binary
representation of the specified long value. |
byte byteValue ()
Returns the value of this Long as a
byte.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
byte |
the numeric value represented by this object after conversion
to type byte. |
int compare (long x,
long y)
Compares two long values numerically.
The value returned is identical to what would be returned by:
Long.valueOf(x).compareTo(Long.valueOf(y))
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
x |
long:
the first long to compare |
y |
long:
the second long to compare |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int |
the value 0 if x == y;
a value less than 0 if x < y; and
a value greater than 0 if x > y |
int compareTo (Long anotherLong)
Compares two Long objects numerically.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
anotherLong |
Long:
the Long to be compared. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int |
the value 0 if this Long is
equal to the argument Long; a value less than
0 if this Long is numerically less
than the argument Long; and a value greater
than 0 if this Long is numerically
greater than the argument Long (signed
comparison). |
Long decode (String nm)
Decodes a String into a Long.
Accepts decimal, hexadecimal, and octal numbers given by the
following grammar:
DecimalNumeral, HexDigits, and OctalDigits are as defined in section 3.10.1 of The Java™ Language Specification, except that underscores are not accepted between digits.
- DecodableString:
- Signopt DecimalNumeral
- Signopt
0xHexDigits- Signopt
0XHexDigits- Signopt
#HexDigits- Signopt
0OctalDigits
- Sign:
-+
The sequence of characters following an optional
sign and/or radix specifier ("0x", "0X",
"#", or leading zero) is parsed as by the Long.parseLong method with the indicated radix (10, 16, or 8).
This sequence of characters must represent a positive value or
a NumberFormatException will be thrown. The result is
negated if first character of the specified String is
the minus sign. No whitespace characters are permitted in the
String.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
nm |
String:
the String to decode. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
Long |
a Long object holding the long
value represented by nm |
| Throws | |
|---|---|
NumberFormatException |
if the String does not
contain a parsable long. |
See also:
double doubleValue ()
Returns the value of this Long as a
double.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
double |
the numeric value represented by this object after conversion
to type double.
|
boolean equals (Object obj)
Compares this object to the specified object. The result is
true if and only if the argument is not
null and is a Long object that
contains the same long value as this object.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
obj |
Object:
the object to compare with. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
boolean |
true if the objects are the same;
false otherwise.
|
float floatValue ()
Returns the value of this Long as a
float.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
float |
the numeric value represented by this object after conversion
to type float.
|
Long getLong (String nm, Long val)
Returns the long value of the system property with
the specified name. The first argument is treated as the name
of a system property. System properties are accessible through
the getProperty(java.lang.String)
method. The string value of this property is then interpreted
as a long value, as per the
Long.decode method, and a Long object
representing this value is returned.
0x or the ASCII character #, not followed by
a minus sign, then the rest of it is parsed as a hexadecimal integer
exactly as for the method valueOf(java.lang.String, int)
with radix 16.
0 followed by another character, it is parsed as
an octal integer exactly as by the method valueOf(java.lang.String, int) with radix 8.
valueOf(java.lang.String, int) with radix 10.
Note that, in every case, neither L
('\u004C') nor l
('\u006C') is permitted to appear at the end
of the property value as a type indicator, as would be
permitted in Java programming language source code.
The second argument is the default value. The default value is
returned if there is no property of the specified name, if the
property does not have the correct numeric format, or if the
specified name is empty or null.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
nm |
String:
property name. |
val |
Long:
default value. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
Long |
the Long value of the property. |
Long getLong (String nm)
Determines the long value of the system property
with the specified name.
The first argument is treated as the name of a system property.
System properties are accessible through the getProperty(java.lang.String) method. The
string value of this property is then interpreted as a
long value and a Long object
representing this value is returned. Details of possible
numeric formats can be found with the definition of
getProperty.
If there is no property with the specified name, if the
specified name is empty or null, or if the
property does not have the correct numeric format, then
null is returned.
In other words, this method returns a Long object equal to
the value of:
getLong(nm, null)
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
nm |
String:
property name. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
Long |
the Long value of the property. |
Long getLong (String nm, long val)
Determines the long value of the system property
with the specified name.
The first argument is treated as the name of a system property.
System properties are accessible through the getProperty(java.lang.String) method. The
string value of this property is then interpreted as a
long value and a Long object
representing this value is returned. Details of possible
numeric formats can be found with the definition of
getProperty.
The second argument is the default value. A Long object
that represents the value of the second argument is returned if there
is no property of the specified name, if the property does not have
the correct numeric format, or if the specified name is empty or null.
In other words, this method returns a Long object equal
to the value of:
getLong(nm, new Long(val))
but in practice it may be implemented in a manner such as:
to avoid the unnecessary allocation of aLong result = getLong(nm, null); return (result == null) ? new Long(val) : result;
Long object when
the default value is not needed.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
nm |
String:
property name. |
val |
long:
default value. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
Long |
the Long value of the property. |
int hashCode ()
Returns a hash code for this Long. The result is
the exclusive OR of the two halves of the primitive
long value held by this Long
object. That is, the hashcode is the value of the expression:
(int)(this.longValue()^(this.longValue()>>>32))
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int |
a hash code value for this object. |
int hashCode (long value)
Returns a hash code for a long value; compatible with
Long.hashCode().
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
value |
long:
the value to hash |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int |
a hash code value for a long value. |
long highestOneBit (long i)
Returns a long value with at most a single one-bit, in the
position of the highest-order ("leftmost") one-bit in the specified
long value. Returns zero if the specified value has no
one-bits in its two's complement binary representation, that is, if it
is equal to zero.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
i |
long
|
| Returns | |
|---|---|
long |
a long value with a single one-bit, in the position
of the highest-order one-bit in the specified value, or zero if
the specified value is itself equal to zero. |
int intValue ()
Returns the value of this Long as an
int.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int |
the numeric value represented by this object after conversion
to type int.
|
long longValue ()
Returns the value of this Long as a
long value.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
long |
the numeric value represented by this object after conversion
to type long.
|
long lowestOneBit (long i)
Returns a long value with at most a single one-bit, in the
position of the lowest-order ("rightmost") one-bit in the specified
long value. Returns zero if the specified value has no
one-bits in its two's complement binary representation, that is, if it
is equal to zero.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
i |
long
|
| Returns | |
|---|---|
long |
a long value with a single one-bit, in the position
of the lowest-order one-bit in the specified value, or zero if
the specified value is itself equal to zero. |
long max (long a,
long b)
Returns the greater of two long values
as if by calling Math.max.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
a |
long:
the first operand |
b |
long:
the second operand |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
long |
the greater of a and b |
See also:
long min (long a,
long b)
Returns the smaller of two long values
as if by calling Math.min.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
a |
long:
the first operand |
b |
long:
the second operand |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
long |
the smaller of a and b |
See also:
int numberOfLeadingZeros (long i)
Returns the number of zero bits preceding the highest-order
("leftmost") one-bit in the two's complement binary representation
of the specified long value. Returns 64 if the
specified value has no one-bits in its two's complement representation,
in other words if it is equal to zero.
Note that this method is closely related to the logarithm base 2.
For all positive long values x:
63 - numberOfLeadingZeros(x)
64 - numberOfLeadingZeros(x - 1)
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
i |
long
|
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int |
the number of zero bits preceding the highest-order
("leftmost") one-bit in the two's complement binary representation
of the specified long value, or 64 if the value
is equal to zero. |
int numberOfTrailingZeros (long i)
Returns the number of zero bits following the lowest-order ("rightmost")
one-bit in the two's complement binary representation of the specified
long value. Returns 64 if the specified value has no
one-bits in its two's complement representation, in other words if it is
equal to zero.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
i |
long
|
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int |
the number of zero bits following the lowest-order ("rightmost")
one-bit in the two's complement binary representation of the
specified long value, or 64 if the value is equal
to zero. |
long parseLong (String s)
Parses the string argument as a signed decimal long.
The characters in the string must all be decimal digits, except
that the first character may be an ASCII minus sign '-'
(\u002D') to indicate a negative value or an
ASCII plus sign '+' ('\u002B') to
indicate a positive value. The resulting long value is
returned, exactly as if the argument and the radix 10
were given as arguments to the parseLong(java.lang.String, int) method.
Note that neither the character L
('\u004C') nor l
('\u006C') is permitted to appear at the end
of the string as a type indicator, as would be permitted in
Java programming language source code.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
s |
String:
a String containing the long
representation to be parsed |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
long |
the long represented by the argument in
decimal. |
| Throws | |
|---|---|
NumberFormatException |
if the string does not contain a
parsable long.
|
long parseLong (String s, int radix)
Parses the string argument as a signed long in the
radix specified by the second argument. The characters in the
string must all be digits of the specified radix (as determined
by whether digit(char, int) returns
a nonnegative value), except that the first character may be an
ASCII minus sign '-' ('\u002D') to
indicate a negative value or an ASCII plus sign '+'
('\u002B') to indicate a positive value. The
resulting long value is returned.
Note that neither the character L
('\u004C') nor l
('\u006C') is permitted to appear at the end
of the string as a type indicator, as would be permitted in
Java programming language source code - except that either
L or l may appear as a digit for a
radix greater than 22.
An exception of type NumberFormatException is
thrown if any of the following situations occurs:
null or is a string of
length zero.
radix is either smaller than MIN_RADIX or larger than MAX_RADIX.
'-' ('\u002d') or plus sign '+' ('\u002B') provided that the string is
longer than length 1.
long.
Examples:
parseLong("0", 10) returns 0L
parseLong("473", 10) returns 473L
parseLong("+42", 10) returns 42L
parseLong("-0", 10) returns 0L
parseLong("-FF", 16) returns -255L
parseLong("1100110", 2) returns 102L
parseLong("99", 8) throws a NumberFormatException
parseLong("Hazelnut", 10) throws a NumberFormatException
parseLong("Hazelnut", 36) returns 1356099454469L
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
s |
String:
the String containing the
long representation to be parsed. |
radix |
int:
the radix to be used while parsing s. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
long |
the long represented by the string argument in
the specified radix. |
| Throws | |
|---|---|
NumberFormatException |
if the string does not contain a
parsable long.
|
long reverse (long i)
Returns the value obtained by reversing the order of the bits in the
two's complement binary representation of the specified long
value.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
i |
long
|
| Returns | |
|---|---|
long |
the value obtained by reversing order of the bits in the
specified long value. |
long reverseBytes (long i)
Returns the value obtained by reversing the order of the bytes in the
two's complement representation of the specified long value.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
i |
long
|
| Returns | |
|---|---|
long |
the value obtained by reversing the bytes in the specified
long value. |
long rotateLeft (long i,
int distance)
Returns the value obtained by rotating the two's complement binary
representation of the specified long value left by the
specified number of bits. (Bits shifted out of the left hand, or
high-order, side reenter on the right, or low-order.)
Note that left rotation with a negative distance is equivalent to
right rotation: rotateLeft(val, -distance) == rotateRight(val,
distance). Note also that rotation by any multiple of 64 is a
no-op, so all but the last six bits of the rotation distance can be
ignored, even if the distance is negative: rotateLeft(val,
distance) == rotateLeft(val, distance & 0x3F).
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
i |
long
|
distance |
int
|
| Returns | |
|---|---|
long |
the value obtained by rotating the two's complement binary
representation of the specified long value left by the
specified number of bits. |
long rotateRight (long i,
int distance)
Returns the value obtained by rotating the two's complement binary
representation of the specified long value right by the
specified number of bits. (Bits shifted out of the right hand, or
low-order, side reenter on the left, or high-order.)
Note that right rotation with a negative distance is equivalent to
left rotation: rotateRight(val, -distance) == rotateLeft(val,
distance). Note also that rotation by any multiple of 64 is a
no-op, so all but the last six bits of the rotation distance can be
ignored, even if the distance is negative: rotateRight(val,
distance) == rotateRight(val, distance & 0x3F).
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
i |
long
|
distance |
int
|
| Returns | |
|---|---|
long |
the value obtained by rotating the two's complement binary
representation of the specified long value right by the
specified number of bits. |
short shortValue ()
Returns the value of this Long as a
short.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
short |
the numeric value represented by this object after conversion
to type short. |
int signum (long i)
Returns the signum function of the specified long value. (The
return value is -1 if the specified value is negative; 0 if the
specified value is zero; and 1 if the specified value is positive.)
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
i |
long
|
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int |
the signum function of the specified long value. |
long sum (long a,
long b)
Adds two long values together as per the + operator.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
a |
long:
the first operand |
b |
long:
the second operand |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
long |
the sum of a and b |
See also:
String toBinaryString (long i)
Returns a string representation of the long
argument as an unsigned integer in base 2.
The unsigned long value is the argument plus
264 if the argument is negative; otherwise, it is
equal to the argument. This value is converted to a string of
ASCII digits in binary (base 2) with no extra leading
0s. If the unsigned magnitude is zero, it is
represented by a single zero character '0'
('\u0030'); otherwise, the first character of
the representation of the unsigned magnitude will not be the
zero character. The characters '0'
('\u0030') and '1'
('\u0031') are used as binary digits.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
i |
long:
a long to be converted to a string. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
String |
the string representation of the unsigned long
value represented by the argument in binary (base 2). |
String toHexString (long i)
Returns a string representation of the long
argument as an unsigned integer in base 16.
The unsigned long value is the argument plus
264 if the argument is negative; otherwise, it is
equal to the argument. This value is converted to a string of
ASCII digits in hexadecimal (base 16) with no extra
leading 0s. If the unsigned magnitude is zero, it
is represented by a single zero character '0'
('\u0030'); otherwise, the first character of
the representation of the unsigned magnitude will not be the
zero character. The following characters are used as
hexadecimal digits:
0123456789abcdef
These are the characters '\u0030' through
'\u0039' and '\u0061' through
'\u0066'. If uppercase letters are desired,
the toUpperCase() method may be called
on the result:
Long.toHexString(n).toUpperCase()
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
i |
long:
a long to be converted to a string. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
String |
the string representation of the unsigned long
value represented by the argument in hexadecimal
(base 16). |
String toOctalString (long i)
Returns a string representation of the long
argument as an unsigned integer in base 8.
The unsigned long value is the argument plus
264 if the argument is negative; otherwise, it is
equal to the argument. This value is converted to a string of
ASCII digits in octal (base 8) with no extra leading
0s.
If the unsigned magnitude is zero, it is represented by a
single zero character '0'
('\u0030'); otherwise, the first character of
the representation of the unsigned magnitude will not be the
zero character. The following characters are used as octal
digits:
01234567
These are the characters '\u0030' through
'\u0037'.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
i |
long:
a long to be converted to a string. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
String |
the string representation of the unsigned long
value represented by the argument in octal (base 8). |
String toString (long i, int radix)
Returns a string representation of the first argument in the radix specified by the second argument.
If the radix is smaller than Character.MIN_RADIX
or larger than Character.MAX_RADIX, then the radix
10 is used instead.
If the first argument is negative, the first element of the
result is the ASCII minus sign '-'
('\u002d'). If the first argument is not
negative, no sign character appears in the result.
The remaining characters of the result represent the magnitude
of the first argument. If the magnitude is zero, it is
represented by a single zero character '0'
('\u0030'); otherwise, the first character of
the representation of the magnitude will not be the zero
character. The following ASCII characters are used as digits:
0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
These are '\u0030' through
'\u0039' and '\u0061' through
'\u007a'. If radix is
N, then the first N of these characters
are used as radix-N digits in the order shown. Thus,
the digits for hexadecimal (radix 16) are
0123456789abcdef. If uppercase letters are
desired, the toUpperCase() method may
be called on the result:
Long.toString(n, 16).toUpperCase()
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
i |
long:
a long to be converted to a string. |
radix |
int:
the radix to use in the string representation. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
String |
a string representation of the argument in the specified radix. |
String toString ()
Returns a String object representing this
Long's value. The value is converted to signed
decimal representation and returned as a string, exactly as if
the long value were given as an argument to the
toString(long) method.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
String |
a string representation of the value of this object in base 10. |
String toString (long i)
Returns a String object representing the specified
long. The argument is converted to signed decimal
representation and returned as a string, exactly as if the
argument and the radix 10 were given as arguments to the toString(long, int) method.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
i |
long:
a long to be converted. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
String |
a string representation of the argument in base 10. |
Long valueOf (String s)
Returns a Long object holding the value
of the specified String. The argument is
interpreted as representing a signed decimal long,
exactly as if the argument were given to the parseLong(java.lang.String) method. The result is a
Long object that represents the integer value
specified by the string.
In other words, this method returns a Long object
equal to the value of:
new Long(Long.parseLong(s))
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
s |
String:
the string to be parsed. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
Long |
a Long object holding the value
represented by the string argument. |
| Throws | |
|---|---|
NumberFormatException |
If the string cannot be parsed
as a long.
|
Long valueOf (String s, int radix)
Returns a Long object holding the value
extracted from the specified String when parsed
with the radix given by the second argument. The first
argument is interpreted as representing a signed
long in the radix specified by the second
argument, exactly as if the arguments were given to the parseLong(java.lang.String, int) method. The result is a
Long object that represents the long
value specified by the string.
In other words, this method returns a Long object equal
to the value of:
new Long(Long.parseLong(s, radix))
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
s |
String:
the string to be parsed |
radix |
int:
the radix to be used in interpreting s |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
Long |
a Long object holding the value
represented by the string argument in the specified
radix. |
| Throws | |
|---|---|
NumberFormatException |
If the String does not
contain a parsable long.
|
Long valueOf (long l)
Returns a Long instance representing the specified
long value.
If a new Long instance is not required, this method
should generally be used in preference to the constructor
Long(long), as this method is likely to yield
significantly better space and time performance by caching
frequently requested values.
Note that unlike the corresponding method in the Integer class, this method
is not required to cache values within a particular
range.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
l |
long:
a long value. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
Long |
a Long instance representing l. |