java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Number
- - org.jscience.mathematics.number.Number<FloatingPoint>
  - - org.jscience.mathematics.number.FloatingPoint

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<FloatingPoint>, javolution.lang.Immutable, javolution.lang.Realtime, javolution.lang.ValueType, javolution.xml.XMLSerializable, Field<FloatingPoint>, GroupAdditive<FloatingPoint>, GroupMultiplicative<FloatingPoint>, Ring<FloatingPoint>, Structure<FloatingPoint>
```
public final class FloatingPoint
extends Number<FloatingPoint>
implements Field<FloatingPoint>
```
This class represents a floating point number of arbitrary precision. A floating point number consists of a significand and a decimal exponent: (significand · 10^exponent).

Unlike Real numbers, no calculation error is performed on floating point instances but the number of digits used during calculations can be specified (see setDigits(int)). The largest the number of digits, the smallest the numeric error. For example:[code] FloatingPoint two = FloatingPoint.valueOf(2); FloatingPoint.setDigits(30); // 30 digits calculations. System.out.println(two.sqrt()); > 0.141421356237309504880168872420E1 [/code]

Instances of this class are immutable and can be used to find accurate solutions to linear equations with the Matrix class.

See Also:

Wikipedia: Floating point, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static FloatingPoint`	`NaN`	The Not-a-Number instance (unique).
`static FloatingPoint`	`ONE`	The floating point instance representing the multiplicative identity.
`static FloatingPoint`	`ZERO`	The floating point instance representing the additive identity.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`FloatingPoint`	`abs()`	Returns the absolute value of this floating point number.
`int`	`compareTo(FloatingPoint that)`	Compares two floating point number numerically.
`FloatingPoint`	`copy()`	Returns a copy of this number `allocated` by the calling thread (possibly on the stack).
`FloatingPoint`	`divide(FloatingPoint that)`	Returns this floating point number divided by the one specified.
`double`	`doubleValue()`	Returns the value of this floating point number as a `double`.
`boolean`	`equals(Object that)`	Compares this floating point number against the specified object.
`static int`	`getDigits()`	Returns the `local` number of digits used during calculations (default 20 digits).
`int`	`getExponent()`	Returns the decimal exponent.
`LargeInteger`	`getSignificand()`	Returns the significand value.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns the hash code for this floating point number.
`FloatingPoint`	`inverse()`	Returns the inverse of this floating point number.
`boolean`	`isLargerThan(FloatingPoint that)`	Compares the absolute value of two FloatingPoint numbers.
`boolean`	`isNaN()`	Indicates if this floating point is Not-a-Number.
`boolean`	`isNegative()`	Indicates if this rational number is less than zero.
`boolean`	`isPositive()`	Indicates if this floating point number is greater than zero.
`boolean`	`isZero()`	Indicates if this floating point number is equal to zero.
`long`	`longValue()`	Returns the value of this floating point number as a `long`.
`FloatingPoint`	`minus(FloatingPoint that)`	Returns the difference between this FloatingPoint number and the one specified.
`FloatingPoint`	`opposite()`	Returns the opposite of this floating point number.
`FloatingPoint`	`plus(FloatingPoint that)`	Returns the sum of this floating point number with the one specified.
`LargeInteger`	`round()`	Returns the closest integer to this floating point number.
`static void`	`setDigits(int digits)`	Sets the `local` number of digits to be used during calculations.
`FloatingPoint`	`sqrt()`	Returns the square root of this floating point number.
`FloatingPoint`	`times(long multiplier)`	Returns the product of this floating point number with the specified `long` multiplier.
`FloatingPoint`	`times(FloatingPoint that)`	Returns the product of this floating point number with the one specified.
`javolution.text.Text`	`toText()`	Returns the decimal text representation of this number.
`static FloatingPoint`	`valueOf(double doubleValue)`	Returns the floating point number for the specified `double` value (convenience method).
`static FloatingPoint`	`valueOf(long longValue)`	Returns the floating point number for the specified `long` value (convenience method).
`static FloatingPoint`	`valueOf(long significand, int exponent)`	Returns the floating point number for the specified `long` significand and power of two exponent (convenience method).
`static FloatingPoint`	`valueOf(CharSequence chars)`	Returns the floating point number for the specified character sequence.
`static FloatingPoint`	`valueOf(LargeInteger significand, int exponent)`	Returns the floating point number for the specified `LargeInteger` significand and power of two exponent.

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.mathematics.number.Number
byteValue, floatValue, intValue, isGreaterThan, isLessThan, pow, shortValue, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - ZERO
```
public static final FloatingPoint ZERO
```
    The floating point instance representing the additive identity.
  - ONE
```
public static final FloatingPoint ONE
```
    The floating point instance representing the multiplicative identity.
  - NaN
```
public static final FloatingPoint NaN
```
    The Not-a-Number instance (unique).
- Method Detail
  - valueOf
```
public static FloatingPoint valueOf(LargeInteger significand,
                                    int exponent)
```
    Returns the floating point number for the specified LargeInteger significand and power of two exponent.
    
    Parameters:
    
    significand - the significand value.
    
    exponent - the power of two exponent.
    
    Returns:
    
    (significand · 2^exponent
  - valueOf
```
public static FloatingPoint valueOf(long significand,
                                    int exponent)
```
    Returns the floating point number for the specified long significand and power of two exponent (convenience method).
    
    Parameters:
    
    significand - the significand value.
    
    exponent - the power of two exponent.
    
    Returns:
    
    (significand · 2^exponent
  - valueOf
```
public static FloatingPoint valueOf(long longValue)
```
    Returns the floating point number for the specified long value (convenience method).
    
    Parameters:
    
    longValue - the long value.
    
    Returns:
    
    FloatingPoint.valueOf(longValue, 0)
  - valueOf
```
public static FloatingPoint valueOf(double doubleValue)
```
    Returns the floating point number for the specified double value (convenience method).
    
    Parameters:
    
    doubleValue - the double value.
    
    Returns:
    
    FloatingPoint.valueOf(longValue, 0)
  - valueOf
```
public static FloatingPoint valueOf(CharSequence chars)
```
    Returns the floating point number for the specified character sequence. The number of digits
    
    Parameters:
    
    chars - the character sequence.
    
    Returns:
    
    the corresponding FloatingPoint number.
  - getDigits
```
public static int getDigits()
```
    Returns the local number of digits used during calculations (default 20 digits).
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of digits.
  - setDigits
```
public static void setDigits(int digits)
```
    Sets the local number of digits to be used during calculations.
    
    Parameters:
    
    digits - the number of digits.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if digits <= 0
  - getSignificand
```
public LargeInteger getSignificand()
```
    Returns the significand value.
    
    Returns:
    
    this floating point significand.
  - getExponent
```
public int getExponent()
```
    Returns the decimal exponent.
    
    Returns:
    
    this floating point decimal exponent.
  - round
```
public LargeInteger round()
```
    Returns the closest integer to this floating point number.
    
    Returns:
    
    this floating point rounded to the nearest integer.
  - opposite
```
public FloatingPoint opposite()
```
    Returns the opposite of this floating point number.
    
    Specified by:
    
    opposite in interface GroupAdditive<FloatingPoint>
    
    Returns:
    
    -this.
  - plus
```
public FloatingPoint plus(FloatingPoint that)
```
    Returns the sum of this floating point number with the one specified.
    
    Specified by:
    
    plus in interface GroupAdditive<FloatingPoint>
    
    Parameters:
    
    that - the floating point number to be added.
    
    Returns:
    
    this + that.
  - minus
```
public FloatingPoint minus(FloatingPoint that)
```
    Returns the difference between this FloatingPoint number and the one specified.
    
    Overrides:
    
    minus in class Number<FloatingPoint>
    
    Parameters:
    
    that - the floating point number to be subtracted.
    
    Returns:
    
    this - that.
  - times
```
public FloatingPoint times(long multiplier)
```
    Returns the product of this floating point number with the specified long multiplier.
    
    Parameters:
    
    multiplier - the long multiplier.
    
    Returns:
    
    this · multiplier.
  - times
```
public FloatingPoint times(FloatingPoint that)
```
    Returns the product of this floating point number with the one specified.
    
    Specified by:
    
    times in interface GroupMultiplicative<FloatingPoint>
    
    Specified by:
    
    times in interface Ring<FloatingPoint>
    
    Parameters:
    
    that - the floating point number multiplier.
    
    Returns:
    
    this · that.
  - inverse
```
public FloatingPoint inverse()
```
    Returns the inverse of this floating point number.
    
    Specified by:
    
    inverse in interface GroupMultiplicative<FloatingPoint>
    
    Returns:
    
    1 / this.
    
    Throws:
    
    ArithmeticException - if dividend.isZero()
  - divide
```
public FloatingPoint divide(FloatingPoint that)
```
    Returns this floating point number divided by the one specified.
    
    Parameters:
    
    that - the FloatingPoint number divisor.
    
    Returns:
    
    this / that.
    
    Throws:
    
    ArithmeticException - if that.equals(ZERO)
  - abs
```
public FloatingPoint abs()
```
    Returns the absolute value of this floating point number.
    
    Returns:
    
    |this|.
  - sqrt
```
public FloatingPoint sqrt()
```
    Returns the square root of this floating point number.
    
    Returns:
    
    the positive square root of this floating point number.
  - isZero
```
public boolean isZero()
```
    Indicates if this floating point number is equal to zero.
    
    Returns:
    
    this == 0
  - isPositive
```
public boolean isPositive()
```
    Indicates if this floating point number is greater than zero.
    
    Returns:
    
    this > 0
  - isNegative
```
public boolean isNegative()
```
    Indicates if this rational number is less than zero.
    
    Returns:
    
    this < 0
  - isNaN
```
public boolean isNaN()
```
    Indicates if this floating point is Not-a-Number.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this number has unbounded value; false otherwise.
  - isLargerThan
```
public boolean isLargerThan(FloatingPoint that)
```
    Compares the absolute value of two FloatingPoint numbers.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isLargerThan in class Number<FloatingPoint>
    
    Parameters:
    
    that - the FloatingPoint number to be compared with.
    
    Returns:
    
    |this| > |that|
  - toText
```
public javolution.text.Text toText()
```
    Returns the decimal text representation of this number.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toText in interface javolution.lang.Realtime
    
    Specified by:
    
    toText in class Number<FloatingPoint>
    
    Returns:
    
    the text representation of this number.
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object that)
```
    Compares this floating point number against the specified object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    equals in class Number<FloatingPoint>
    
    Parameters:
    
    that - the object to compare with.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the objects are the same; false otherwise.
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Returns the hash code for this floating point number.
    
    Specified by:
    
    hashCode in class Number<FloatingPoint>
    
    Returns:
    
    the hash code value.
  - longValue
```
public long longValue()
```
    Returns the value of this floating point number as a long.
    
    Specified by:
    
    longValue in class Number<FloatingPoint>
    
    Returns:
    
    the numeric value represented by this floating point after conversion to type long.
  - doubleValue
```
public double doubleValue()
```
    Returns the value of this floating point number as a double.
    
    Specified by:
    
    doubleValue in class Number<FloatingPoint>
    
    Returns:
    
    the numeric value represented by this FloatingPoint after conversion to type double.
  - compareTo
```
public int compareTo(FloatingPoint that)
```
    Compares two floating point number numerically.
    
    Specified by:
    
    compareTo in interface Comparable<FloatingPoint>
    
    Specified by:
    
    compareTo in class Number<FloatingPoint>
    
    Parameters:
    
    that - the floating point number to compare with.
    
    Returns:
    
    -1, 0 or 1 as this FloatingPoint number is numerically less than, equal to, or greater than that.
  - copy
```
public FloatingPoint copy()
```
    Description copied from class: Number
    
    Returns a copy of this number allocated by the calling thread (possibly on the stack).
    
    Specified by:
    
    copy in interface javolution.lang.ValueType
    
    Specified by:
    
    copy in class Number<FloatingPoint>
    
    Returns:
    
    an identical and independant copy of this number.

Class FloatingPoint

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.mathematics.number.Number

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

ZERO

ONE

NaN

Method Detail

valueOf

valueOf

valueOf

valueOf

valueOf

getDigits

setDigits

getSignificand

getExponent

round

opposite

plus

minus

times

times

inverse

divide

abs

sqrt

isZero

isPositive

isNegative

isNaN

isLargerThan

toText

equals

hashCode

longValue

doubleValue

compareTo

copy