org.apache.pdfbox.cos

Class COSNumber

java.lang.Object

org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSBase

org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSNumber

All Implemented Interfaces:

COSObjectable

Direct Known Subclasses:

COSFloat, COSInteger

public abstract class COSNumber
extends COSBase

This class represents an abstract number in a PDF document.

Author:

Ben Litchfield

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
COSNumber()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract float	floatValue() This will get the float value of this number.
static COSNumber	get(String number) This factory method will get the appropriate number object.
abstract int	intValue() This will get the integer value of this number.
abstract long	longValue() This will get the long value of this number.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSBase

accept, getCOSObject, getKey, isDirect, setDirect, setKey

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

COSNumber

public COSNumber()

Method Detail

floatValue

public abstract float floatValue()

This will get the float value of this number.

Returns:

The float value of this object.

intValue

public abstract int intValue()

This will get the integer value of this number.

Returns:

The integer value of this number.

longValue

public abstract long longValue()

This will get the long value of this number.

Returns:

The long value of this number.

get

public static COSNumber get(String number)
                     throws IOException

This factory method will get the appropriate number object.

Parameters:

number - The string representation of the number.

Returns:

A number object, either float or int.

Throws:

IOException - If the string is not a number.