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Class java.lang.Number
java.lang.Object
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+----java.lang.Number
- public abstract class Number
- extends Object
- implements Serializable
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.
- See Also:
- Byte, Double, Float, Integer, Long, Short
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Number()
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byteValue()
- Returns the value of the specified number as a
byte.
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doubleValue()
- Returns the value of the specified number as a
double.
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floatValue()
- Returns the value of the specified number as a
float.
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intValue()
- Returns the value of the specified number as an
int.
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longValue()
- Returns the value of the specified number as a
long.
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shortValue()
- Returns the value of the specified number as a
short.
Number
public Number()
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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