/*
* @(#)Number.java 1.15 95/07/27
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package java.lang;
/**
* Number is an abstract superclass for numeric scalar types.
* Integer, Long, Float and Double are subclasses of Number that bind
* to a particular numeric representation.<p>
*
* @see Integer
* @see Long
* @see Float
* @see Double
* @version 1.15, 27 Jul 1995
* @author Lee Boynton
* @author Arthur van Hoff
*/
public abstract class Number {
/**
* Returns the value of the number as an int.
* This may involve rounding if the number is not already an integer.
*/
public abstract int intValue();
/**
* Returns the value of the number as a long. This may involve rounding
* if the number is not already a long.
*/
public abstract long longValue();
/**
* Returns the value of the number as a float. This may involve rounding
* if the number is not already a float.
*/
public abstract float floatValue();
/**
* Returns the value of the number as a double. This may involve rounding
* if the number is not already a double.
*/
public abstract double doubleValue();
}