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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

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

Number()

byteValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as a byte.

doubleValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as a double.

floatValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as a float.

intValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as an int.

longValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as a long.

shortValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as a short.

 public Number()

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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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