Uses of Class
java.lang.Number

Packages that use Number

Package	Description
java.lang	Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
java.math	Provides classes for performing arbitrary-precision integer arithmetic (BigInteger) and arbitrary-precision decimal arithmetic (BigDecimal).
java.text	Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages in a manner independent of natural languages.

Uses of Number in java.lang

Subclasses of Number in java.lang

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	Byte The Byte class wraps a value of primitive type byte in an object.
class	Double The Double class wraps a value of the primitive type double in an object.
class	Float The Float class wraps a value of primitive type float in an object.
class	Integer The Integer class wraps a value of the primitive type int in an object.
class	Long The Long class wraps a value of the primitive type long in an object.
class	Short The Short class wraps a value of primitive type short in an object.

Uses of Number in java.math

Subclasses of Number in java.math

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	BigDecimal Immutable, arbitrary-precision signed decimal numbers.
class	BigInteger Immutable arbitrary-precision integers.

Uses of Number in java.text

Methods in java.text that return Number

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Number	NumberFormat.parse(String source) Parses text from the beginning of the given string to produce a number.
abstract Number	NumberFormat.parse(String source, ParsePosition parsePosition) Returns a Long if possible (e.g., within the range [Long.MIN_VALUE, Long.MAX_VALUE] and with no decimals), otherwise a Double.
Number	DecimalFormat.parse(String text, ParsePosition pos) Parses text from a string to produce a Number.
Number	ChoiceFormat.parse(String text, ParsePosition status) Parses a Number from the input text.