Class java.lang.Number 
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Class java.lang.Number 

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

Constructor Index

o Number()

Method Index

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.

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. 
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