Package org.meeuw.math.numbers

Interface Scalar<SELF extends Scalar<SELF>>

Type Parameters:

SELF - self reference

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<SELF>, SignedNumber, Sizeable<SELF>

All Known Subinterfaces:

CompleteFieldElement<E>, ScalarFieldElement<E>, UncertainDouble<D>, UncertainReal

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractUncertainDouble, UncertainDoubleElement

public interface Scalar<SELF extends Scalar<SELF>>
extends Comparable<SELF>, SignedNumber, Sizeable<SELF>

A scalar is the closest thing to a Number interface

Since:

0.4

Author:

Michiel Meeuwissen

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
BigDecimal	bigDecimalValue()
default byte	byteValue()	Returns the value of the specified number as a byte, which may involve rounding or truncation.
double	doubleValue()	Returns the value of the specified number as a double, which may involve rounding.
default float	floatValue()	Returns the value of the specified number as a float, which may involve rounding.
default boolean	gt(SELF other)
default boolean	gte(SELF other)
default int	intValue()	Returns the value of the specified number as an int, which may involve rounding or truncation.
default boolean	isFinite()
default boolean	isNaN()
long	longValue()	Returns the value of the specified number as a long, which may involve rounding or truncation.
default boolean	lt(SELF other)
default boolean	lte(SELF other)
default short	shortValue()	Returns the value of the specified number as a short, which may involve rounding or truncation.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Methods inherited from interface org.meeuw.math.numbers.SignedNumber

isNegative, isPositive, isZero, signum

Methods inherited from interface org.meeuw.math.numbers.Sizeable

abs

Method Detail

intValue

default int intValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as an int, which may involve rounding or truncation.

Returns:

the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type int.

longValue

long longValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as a long, which may involve rounding or truncation.

Returns:

the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type long.

floatValue

default float floatValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as a float, which may involve rounding.

Returns:

the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type float.

doubleValue

double doubleValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as a double, which may involve rounding.

Returns:

the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type double.

byteValue

default byte byteValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as a byte, which may involve rounding or truncation.

This implementation returns the result of intValue() cast to a byte.

Returns:

the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type byte.

shortValue

default short shortValue()

Returns the value of the specified number as a short, which may involve rounding or truncation.

This implementation returns the result of intValue() cast to a short.

Returns:

the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type short.

bigDecimalValue

BigDecimal bigDecimalValue()

isFinite

default boolean isFinite()

isNaN

default boolean isNaN()

lt

default boolean lt(SELF other)

gt

default boolean gt(SELF other)

lte

default boolean lte(SELF other)

gte

default boolean gte(SELF other)