Package org.apache.commons.math.fraction

Class FractionField

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.math.fraction.FractionField

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Field<Fraction>

public class FractionField
extends Object
implements Field<Fraction>, Serializable

Representation of the fractional numbers field.

This class is a singleton.

Since:

2.0

See Also:

Fraction, Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static FractionField	getInstance()	Get the unique instance.
Fraction	getOne()	Get the multiplicative identity of the field.
Fraction	getZero()	Get the additive identity of the field.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getInstance

public static FractionField getInstance()

Get the unique instance.

Returns:

the unique instance

getOne

public Fraction getOne()

Get the multiplicative identity of the field.

The multiplicative identity is the element e₁ of the field such that for all elements a of the field, the equalities a × e₁ = e₁ × a = a hold.

Specified by:

getOne in interface Field<Fraction>

Returns:

multiplicative identity of the field

getZero

public Fraction getZero()

Get the additive identity of the field.

The additive identity is the element e₀ of the field such that for all elements a of the field, the equalities a + e₀ = e₀ + a = a hold.

Specified by:

getZero in interface Field<Fraction>

Returns:

additive identity of the field