org.web3d.vrtp.datatypes
Class PrimitiveNumber

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.web3d.vrtp.datatypes.PrimitiveNumber

All Implemented Interfaces:

ArithmeticIF, java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable, Primitive, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DoublePrecision, LongInteger, SignedInteger, UnsignedByte, UnsignedShort

public abstract class PrimitiveNumber

extends java.lang.Object

implements Primitive, java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable, java.io.Serializable, ArithmeticIF

PrimitiveNumber

Grumble. Java's object counterparts to the primitive types (Integer, Char, Float, etc) are lousy in that you can't really change values once you create them. This is a parallel object hierarchy that does a few more things, and conforms to the Primitive interface, which specifies the minimum operations required for compliance with dabp. This hierarchy is also mutable, while Java's default hierarchy is immutable. Primitive types that are numeric, such as UnsignedByte, SignedInteger, etc, should inherit from this. Other primitive types, such as strings, should inherit from something else.

This would be a great place to do categories if this were objective-c. Dangit.

Author:

Don McGregor

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

PrimitiveNumber()

Method Summary

abstract void	add(int pValue) Add the given value to the existing value
byte	byteValue() Returns the value of the specified number as a byte.
abstract java.lang.Object	clone() Implementation of the Cloneable interface.
abstract void	decrement() Subtract one from the value
abstract double	doubleValue() Returns the value of the specified number as a double.
abstract boolean	equals(java.lang.Object anObject) implementation of Comparable interface
abstract float	floatValue() Returns the value of the specified number as a float.
abstract void	increment() Add one to the value
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.
abstract void	subtract(int pValue) Subtract the given value from the existing value

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.web3d.vrtp.datatypes.Primitive

compareTo, getSize, hashCode, initializeWithBinary, initializeWithString, serialize, toString

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Constructor Detail

PrimitiveNumber

public PrimitiveNumber()

Method Detail

equals

public abstract boolean equals(java.lang.Object anObject)

implementation of Comparable interface

Specified by:

equals in interface Primitive

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

clone

public abstract java.lang.Object clone()

Implementation of the Cloneable interface. Returns a copy of the object, generally speaking a "deep copy" that in no way shares internal data with the original object. This is public rather than protected in the Object base class

Specified by:

clone in interface Primitive

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

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

increment

public abstract void increment()

Description copied from interface: ArithmeticIF

Add one to the value

Specified by:

increment in interface ArithmeticIF

decrement

public abstract void decrement()

Description copied from interface: ArithmeticIF

Subtract one from the value

Specified by:

decrement in interface ArithmeticIF

add

public abstract void add(int pValue)

Description copied from interface: ArithmeticIF

Add the given value to the existing value

Specified by:

add in interface ArithmeticIF

subtract

public abstract void subtract(int pValue)

Description copied from interface: ArithmeticIF

Subtract the given value from the existing value

Specified by:

subtract in interface ArithmeticIF