public
abstract
class
Number
extends Object
implements
Serializable
| java.lang.Object | |
| ↳ | java.lang.Number |
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The abstract class Number is the superclass of classes
BigDecimal, BigInteger,
Byte, Double, Float,
Integer, Long, and Short.
Subclasses of Number must provide methods to convert
the represented numeric value to byte, double,
float, int, long, and
short.
Public constructors | |
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Number()
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Public methods | |
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byte
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byteValue()
Returns the value of the specified number as a |
abstract
double
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doubleValue()
Returns the value of the specified number as a |
abstract
float
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floatValue()
Returns the value of the specified number as a |
abstract
int
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intValue()
Returns the value of the specified number as an |
abstract
long
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longValue()
Returns the value of the specified number as a |
short
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shortValue()
Returns the value of the specified number as a |
Inherited methods | |
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java.lang.Object
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byte byteValue ()
Returns the value of the specified number as a byte.
This may involve rounding or truncation.
| Returns | |
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byte |
the numeric value represented by this object after conversion
to type byte. |
double doubleValue ()
Returns the value of the specified number as a double.
This may involve rounding.
| Returns | |
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double |
the numeric value represented by this object after conversion
to type double.
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float floatValue ()
Returns the value of the specified number as a float.
This may involve rounding.
| Returns | |
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float |
the numeric value represented by this object after conversion
to type float.
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int intValue ()
Returns the value of the specified number as an int.
This may involve rounding or truncation.
| Returns | |
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int |
the numeric value represented by this object after conversion
to type int.
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long longValue ()
Returns the value of the specified number as a long.
This may involve rounding or truncation.
| Returns | |
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long |
the numeric value represented by this object after conversion
to type long.
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short shortValue ()
Returns the value of the specified number as a short.
This may involve rounding or truncation.
| Returns | |
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short |
the numeric value represented by this object after conversion
to type short. |