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Class java.lang.Number 

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

Constructor Index

o Number()

Method Index

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

Constructors

o Number 
  public Number()

Methods

o 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.
o 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.
o 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.
o 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.
o 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.
o 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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