java.lang
Class Number

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Number

Direct Known Subclasses:

Byte, Double, Float, Integer, Long, Short

public abstract class Number

extends Object

The abstract class Number is the superclass of classes 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.

Since:

JDK1.0

Version:

1.25, 02/02/00

Author:

Lee Boynton, Arthur van Hoff

See Also:

Byte, Double, Float, Integer, Long, Short

Constructor Summary

Number()

Method Summary

byte	byteValue() Returns the value of the specified number as a byte.
abstract double	doubleValue() Returns the value of the specified number as a double.
abstract float	floatValue() Returns the value of the specified number as a float.
abstract int	intValue() Returns the value of the specified number as an int.
abstract long	longValue() Returns the value of the specified number as a long.
short	shortValue() Returns the value of the specified number as a short.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, toString

Constructor Detail

Number

public Number()

Method Detail

byteValue

public byte byteValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as a byte. This may involve rounding or truncation.

Returns:

the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type byte.

Since:

JDK1.1

doubleValue

public abstract double doubleValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as a double. This may involve rounding.

Returns:

the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type double.

floatValue

public abstract float floatValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as a float. This may involve rounding.

Returns:

the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type float.

intValue

public abstract int intValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as an int. This may involve rounding.

Returns:

the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type int.

longValue

public abstract long longValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as a long. This may involve rounding.

Returns:

the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type long.

shortValue

public short shortValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as a short. This may involve rounding or truncation.

Returns:

the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type short.

Since:

JDK1.1