java.lang
Class  Number
java.lang.Object
  |
  +--java.lang.Number
- Direct Known Subclasses: 
 - Byte, Double, Float, Integer, Long, Short
 
- 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.
- Since: 
 - JDK1.0
 
- See Also: 
 Byte, 
Double, 
Float, 
Integer, 
Long, 
Short, Serialized Form
| 
Field Summary | 
private static long | 
serialVersionUID
 
          use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.0.2 for interoperability | 
 
 
| 
Method Summary | 
 byte | 
byteValue()
 
          Returns the value of the specified number as a byte. | 
abstract  double | 
doubleValue()
 
          Returns the value of the specified number as a double. | 
abstract  float | 
floatValue()
 
          Returns the value of the specified number as a float. | 
abstract  int | 
intValue()
 
          Returns the value of the specified number as an int. | 
abstract  long | 
longValue()
 
          Returns the value of the specified number as a long. | 
 short | 
shortValue()
 
          Returns the value of the specified number as a short. | 
 
| Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object | 
, 
clone, 
equals, 
finalize, 
getClass, 
hashCode, 
notify, 
notifyAll, 
registerNatives, 
toString, 
wait, 
wait, 
wait | 
 
serialVersionUID
private static final long serialVersionUID
- use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.0.2 for interoperability
 
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. - Since: 
 - JDK1.1
 
 
 
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. - Since: 
 - JDK1.1