net.sourceforge.jabm.util
Class UntypedNumber

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Number
      net.sourceforge.jabm.util.UntypedNumber

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable

Direct Known Subclasses:

UntypedDouble, UntypedLong

public abstract class UntypedNumber
extends java.lang.Number
implements java.lang.Comparable, java.io.Serializable

This is an extension of Java's Number class that provides methods for performing untyped polymorphic arithmetic. For example, an UntypedDouble can be added to an UntypedInteger without having to know the class of each operand.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

UntypedNumber()

Method Summary

abstract UntypedNumber	add(UntypedNumber other)
abstract UntypedNumber	divide(UntypedNumber other)
abstract UntypedNumber	multiply(UntypedNumber other)
abstract UntypedNumber	subtract(UntypedNumber other)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Number

byteValue, doubleValue, floatValue, intValue, longValue, shortValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Constructor Detail

UntypedNumber

public UntypedNumber()

Method Detail

multiply

public abstract UntypedNumber multiply(UntypedNumber other)

add

public abstract UntypedNumber add(UntypedNumber other)

subtract

public abstract UntypedNumber subtract(UntypedNumber other)

divide

public abstract UntypedNumber divide(UntypedNumber other)