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Class Number</H2>
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<IMG SRC="../../resources/inherit.gif" ALT="extended by"><B>java.lang.Number</B>
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<DT><B>All Implemented Interfaces:</B> <DD><A HREF="../../java/io/Serializable.html" title="interface in java.io">Serializable</A></DD>
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<DT><B>Direct Known Subclasses:</B> <DD><A HREF="../../java/math/BigDecimal.html" title="class in java.math">BigDecimal</A>, <A HREF="../../java/math/BigInteger.html" title="class in java.math">BigInteger</A>, <A HREF="../../java/lang/Byte.html" title="class in java.lang">Byte</A>, <A HREF="../../java/lang/Double.html" title="class in java.lang">Double</A>, <A HREF="../../java/lang/Float.html" title="class in java.lang">Float</A>, <A HREF="../../java/lang/Integer.html" title="class in java.lang">Integer</A>, <A HREF="../../java/lang/Long.html" title="class in java.lang">Long</A>, <A HREF="../../java/lang/Short.html" title="class in java.lang">Short</A></DD>
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<DT>public abstract class <B>Number</B><DT>extends <A HREF="../../java/lang/Object.html" title="class in java.lang">Object</A><DT>implements <A HREF="../../java/io/Serializable.html" title="interface in java.io">Serializable</A></DL>
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The abstract class <code>Number</code> is the superclass of classes
<code>BigDecimal</code>, <code>BigInteger</code>,
<code>Byte</code>, <code>Double</code>, <code>Float</code>,
<code>Integer</code>, <code>Long</code>, and <code>Short</code>.
该Number抽象类是BigDecimal、BigInteger、Byte、Double、Float、Integer、Long、Short类的父类。
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Subclasses of <code>Number</code> must provide methods to convert
the represented numeric value to <code>byte</code>, <code>double</code>,
<code>float</code>, <code>int</code>, <code>long</code>, and
<code>short</code>.
Number的子类必须提供把代表的数值转化成byte、double、float、int、long、short类型的方法。
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<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../java/lang/Byte.html" title="class in java.lang"><CODE>Byte</CODE></A>,
<A HREF="../../java/lang/Double.html" title="class in java.lang"><CODE>Double</CODE></A>,
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<CODE> byte</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../java/lang/Number.html#byteValue()">byteValue</A></B>()</CODE>
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Returns the value of the specified number as a <code>byte</code>.将指定numer值以byte形式返回。</TD>
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<CODE>abstract double</CODE></FONT></TD>
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Returns the value of the specified number as a <code>double</code>.将指定numer值以double形式返回。</TD>
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Returns the value of the specified number as a <code>float</code>.将指定numer值以float形式返回。</TD>
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Returns the value of the specified number as an <code>int</code>.将指定numer值以int形式返回。</TD>
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Returns the value of the specified number as a <code>long</code>.将指定numer值以long形式返回。</TD>
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<CODE> short</CODE></FONT></TD>
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Returns the value of the specified number as a <code>short</code>.将指定numer值以short形式返回。</TD>
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Number</H3>
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public <B>Number</B>()</PRE>
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<DD>Returns the value of the specified number as an <code>int</code>.
This may involve rounding or truncation.将指定numer值以int形式返回,可能涉及舍入或取整。
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<DD>Returns the value of the specified number as a <code>long</code>.
This may involve rounding or truncation.将指定numer值以long形式返回,可能涉及舍入或取整。
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floatValue</H3>
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<DD>Returns the value of the specified number as a <code>float</code>.
This may involve rounding.将指定numer值以float形式返回,可能涉及舍入。
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This may involve rounding.将指定numer值以double形式返回,可能涉及舍入。
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byteValue</H3>
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public byte <B>byteValue</B>()</PRE>
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<DD>Returns the value of the specified number as a <code>byte</code>.
This may involve rounding or truncation.将指定numer值以byte形式返回,可能涉及舍入或取整。
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the numeric value represented by this object after conversion
to type <code>byte</code>.该对象转化成byte类型后表示的数值。<DT><B>Since:</B></DT>
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<DD>Returns the value of the specified number as a <code>short</code>.
This may involve rounding or truncation.将指定numer值以short形式返回,可能涉及舍入或取整。
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