JSci.maths
Class MathInteger

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Number
      JSci.maths.MathInteger

All Implemented Interfaces:

AbelianGroup.Member, java.lang.Comparable, Member, Ring.Member, java.io.Serializable

public final class MathInteger

extends java.lang.Number

implements java.lang.Comparable, Ring.Member

The MathInteger class encapsulates integer numbers.

See Also:

IntegerRing, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

MathInteger(int num)
Constructs an integer number.

MathInteger(java.lang.String s)
Constructs the integer number represented by a string.

Method Summary

AbelianGroup.Member	add(AbelianGroup.Member n) Returns the addition of this number and another.
MathInteger	add(MathInteger n) Returns the addition of this integer number and another.
int	compareTo(java.lang.Object obj) Compares two integer numbers.
double	doubleValue()
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Compares two integer numbers for equality.
float	floatValue()
int	intValue()
boolean	isEven() Returns true if this number is even.
boolean	isOdd() Returns true if this number is odd.
long	longValue()
MathInteger	multiply(MathInteger n) Returns the multiplication of this integer number and another.
Ring.Member	multiply(Ring.Member n) Returns the multiplication of this number and another.
AbelianGroup.Member	negate() Returns the negative of this number.
MathInteger	pow(MathInteger n) Returns this integer number raised to the power of another.
AbelianGroup.Member	subtract(AbelianGroup.Member n) Returns the subtraction of this number and another.
MathInteger	subtract(MathInteger n) Returns the subtraction of this integer number and another.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representing the value of this integer number.
int	value() Returns the integer value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Number

byteValue, shortValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MathInteger

public MathInteger(int num)

Constructs an integer number.

MathInteger

public MathInteger(java.lang.String s)
            throws java.lang.NumberFormatException

Constructs the integer number represented by a string.

Parameters:

s - a string representing an integer number.

Throws:

java.lang.NumberFormatException - if the string does not contain a parsable number.

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Compares two integer numbers for equality.

Parameters:

obj - an integer number.

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object obj)
              throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Compares two integer numbers.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

Parameters:

obj - an integer number.

Returns:

a negative value if this<obj, zero if this==obj, and a positive value if this>obj.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representing the value of this integer number.

value

public int value()

Returns the integer value.

intValue

public int intValue()

longValue

public long longValue()

floatValue

public float floatValue()

doubleValue

public double doubleValue()

isEven

public boolean isEven()

Returns true if this number is even.

isOdd

public boolean isOdd()

Returns true if this number is odd.

negate

public AbelianGroup.Member negate()

Returns the negative of this number.

Specified by:

negate in interface AbelianGroup.Member

add

public AbelianGroup.Member add(AbelianGroup.Member n)

Returns the addition of this number and another.

Specified by:

add in interface AbelianGroup.Member

Parameters:

n - a group member

add

public MathInteger add(MathInteger n)

Returns the addition of this integer number and another.

subtract

public AbelianGroup.Member subtract(AbelianGroup.Member n)

Returns the subtraction of this number and another.

Specified by:

subtract in interface AbelianGroup.Member

Parameters:

n - a group member

subtract

public MathInteger subtract(MathInteger n)

Returns the subtraction of this integer number and another.

Parameters:

n - an integer number.

multiply

public Ring.Member multiply(Ring.Member n)

Returns the multiplication of this number and another.

Specified by:

multiply in interface Ring.Member

Parameters:

n - a ring member

multiply

public MathInteger multiply(MathInteger n)

Returns the multiplication of this integer number and another.

Parameters:

n - an integer number.

pow

public MathInteger pow(MathInteger n)

Returns this integer number raised to the power of another.

Parameters:

n - an integer number.