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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
Number is an abstract superclass for numeric scalar types. Integer, Long, Float and Double are subclasses of Number that bind to a particular numeric representation.

See Also:
Integer, Long, Float, Double, Byte, Short

Constructor Index

o Number()

Method Index

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

Constructors

o Number 
  public Number()

Methods

o intValue 
  public abstract int intValue()
Returns the value of the number as an int. This may involve rounding if the number is not already an integer.

o longValue 
  public abstract long longValue()
Returns the value of the number as a long. This may involve rounding if the number is not already a long.

o floatValue 
  public abstract float floatValue()
Returns the value of the number as a float. This may involve rounding if the number is not already a float.

o doubleValue 
  public abstract double doubleValue()
Returns the value of the number as a double. This may involve rounding if the number is not already a double.

o byteValue 
  public byte byteValue()
Returns the value of the number as a byte. This may involve rounding or truncation if the number is not already a byte.

o shortValue 
  public short shortValue()
Returns the value of the number as a short. This may involve rounding or truncation if the number is not already a short. 

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