Number

Methods Summary

Methods
Return type	Name and parameters
`int`	`abs()` Get the absolute value
`Number`	`and(Number right)` Bitwise AND together two Numbers.
`boolean`	`asBoolean()` Coerce a number to a boolean value.
`Object`	`asType(Class c)` Transform this number to a the given type, using the 'as' operator.
`Number`	`bitwiseNegate()` Bitwise NEGATE a Number.
`int`	`compareTo(Character right)` Compare a Number and a Character.
`int`	`compareTo(Number right)` Compare two Numbers.
`Number`	`div(Character right)` Divide a Number by a Character.
`Number`	`div(Number right)` Divide two Numbers.
`void`	`downto(Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
`Number`	`intdiv(Character right)` Integer Divide a Number by a Character.
`Number`	`intdiv(Number right)` Integer Divide two Numbers.
`boolean`	`isCase(Number switchValue)` Special 'case' implementation for all numbers, which delegates to the `compareTo()` method for comparing numbers of different types.
`Number`	`leftShift(Number operand)` Implementation of the left shift operator for integral types.
`Number`	`minus(Character right)` Subtract a Character from a Number.
`Number`	`minus(Number right)` Subtraction of two Numbers.
`Number`	`mod(Number right)` Performs a division modulus operation.
`Number`	`multiply(Character right)` Multiply a Number by a Character.
`Number`	`multiply(Number right)` Multiply two Numbers.
`Number`	`next()` Increment a Number by one.
`Number`	`or(Number right)` Bitwise OR together two numbers.
`Number`	`plus(Character right)` Add a Number and a Character.
`Number`	`plus(Number right)` Add two numbers and return the result.
`String`	`plus(String right)` Appends a String to the string representation of this number.
`Number`	`power(Number exponent)` Power of a Number to a certain exponent.
`Number`	`previous()` Decrement a Number by one.
`Number`	`rightShift(Number operand)` Implementation of the right shift operator for integral types.
`Number`	`rightShiftUnsigned(Number operand)` Implementation of the right shift (unsigned) operator for integral types.
`void`	`step(Number to, Number stepNumber, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number using a step increment.
`void`	`times(Closure closure)` Executes the closure this many times, starting from zero.
`BigDecimal`	`toBigDecimal()` Transform a Number into a BigDecimal
`BigInteger`	`toBigInteger()` Transform this Number into a BigInteger.
`Double`	`toDouble()` Transform a Number into a Double
`Float`	`toFloat()` Transform a Number into a Float
`Integer`	`toInteger()` Transform a Number into an Integer
`Long`	`toLong()` Transform a Number into a Long
`Number`	`unaryMinus()` Negates the number.
`Number`	`unaryPlus()` Returns the number, effectively being a noop for numbers.
`void`	`upto(Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
`Number`	`xor(Number right)` Bitwise XOR together two Numbers.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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- Methods Detail
  - public int abs()
    
    Get the absolute value
    
    Returns:
    
    the absolute value of that Number
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Number and(Number right)
    
    Bitwise AND together two Numbers.
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - another Number to bitwise AND
    
    Returns:
    
    the bitwise AND of both Numbers
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public boolean asBoolean()
    
    Coerce a number to a boolean value. A number is coerced to false if its double value is equal to 0, and to true otherwise.
    
    Returns:
    
    the boolean value
    
    Since:
    
    1.7.0
  - public Object asType(Class c)
    
    Transform this number to a the given type, using the 'as' operator. The following types are supported in addition to the default Object#asType(java.lang.Class):
    - BigDecimal
    - BigInteger
    - Double
    - Float
    Parameters:
    
    c - the desired type of the transformed result
    
    Returns:
    
    an instance of the given type
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Number bitwiseNegate()
    
    Bitwise NEGATE a Number.
    
    Returns:
    
    the bitwise NEGATE of the Number
    
    Since:
    
    2.2.0
  - public int compareTo(Character right)
    
    Compare a Number and a Character. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the comparison (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - a Character
    
    Returns:
    
    the result of the comparison
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public int compareTo(Number right)
    
    Compare two Numbers. Equality (==) for numbers dispatches to this.
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - another Number to compare to
    
    Returns:
    
    the comparison of both numbers
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Number div(Character right)
    
    Divide a Number by a Character. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the division (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - a Character
    
    Returns:
    
    the Number corresponding to the division of left by right
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Number div(Number right)
    
    Divide two Numbers. Note: Method name different from 'divide' to avoid collision with BigInteger method that has different semantics. We want a BigDecimal result rather than a BigInteger.
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - another Number
    
    Returns:
    
    a Number resulting of the divide operation
  - public void downto(Number to, Closure closure)
    
    Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
    
    Parameters:
    
    to - another Number to go down to
    
    closure - the closure to call
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Number intdiv(Character right)
    
    Integer Divide a Number by a Character. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the division (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - a Character
    
    Returns:
    
    a Number (an Integer) resulting from the integer division operation
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Number intdiv(Number right)
    
    Integer Divide two Numbers.
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - another Number
    
    Returns:
    
    a Number (an Integer) resulting from the integer division operation
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public boolean isCase(Number switchValue)
    
    Special 'case' implementation for all numbers, which delegates to the compareTo() method for comparing numbers of different types.
    
    Parameters:
    
    switchValue - the switch value
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the numbers are deemed equal
    
    Since:
    
    1.5.0
  - public Number leftShift(Number operand)
    
    Implementation of the left shift operator for integral types. Non integral Number types throw UnsupportedOperationException.
    
    Parameters:
    
    operand - the shift distance by which to left shift the number
    
    Returns:
    
    the resulting number
    
    Since:
    
    1.5.0
  - public Number minus(Character right)
    
    Subtract a Character from a Number. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the subtraction (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - a Character
    
    Returns:
    
    the Number corresponding to the subtraction of right from left
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Number minus(Number right)
    
    Subtraction of two Numbers.
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - another Number to subtract to the first one
    
    Returns:
    
    the subtraction
  - public Number mod(Number right)
    
    Performs a division modulus operation. Called by the '%' operator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - another Number to mod
    
    Returns:
    
    the modulus result
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Number multiply(Character right)
    
    Multiply a Number by a Character. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the multiplication (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - a Character
    
    Returns:
    
    the multiplication of left by right
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Number multiply(Number right)
    
    Multiply two Numbers.
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - another Number
    
    Returns:
    
    the multiplication of both
  - public Number next()
    
    Increment a Number by one.
    
    Returns:
    
    an incremented Number
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Number or(Number right)
    
    Bitwise OR together two numbers.
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - another Number to bitwise OR
    
    Returns:
    
    the bitwise OR of both Numbers
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Number plus(Character right)
    
    Add a Number and a Character. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the addition (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - a Character
    
    Returns:
    
    The Number corresponding to the addition of left and right
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
    
    See Also:
    
    Integer#valueOf(int)
  - public Number plus(Number right)
    
    Add two numbers and return the result.
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - another Number to add
    
    Returns:
    
    the addition of both Numbers
  - public String plus(String right)
    
    Appends a String to the string representation of this number.
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - a String
    
    Returns:
    
    a String
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Number power(Number exponent)
    
    Power of a Number to a certain exponent. Called by the '**' operator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    exponent - a Number exponent
    
    Returns:
    
    a Number to the power of a certain exponent
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Number previous()
    
    Decrement a Number by one.
    
    Returns:
    
    a decremented Number
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Number rightShift(Number operand)
    
    Implementation of the right shift operator for integral types. Non integral Number types throw UnsupportedOperationException.
    
    Parameters:
    
    operand - the shift distance by which to right shift the number
    
    Returns:
    
    the resulting number
    
    Since:
    
    1.5.0
  - public Number rightShiftUnsigned(Number operand)
    
    Implementation of the right shift (unsigned) operator for integral types. Non integral Number types throw UnsupportedOperationException.
    
    Parameters:
    
    operand - the shift distance by which to right shift (unsigned) the number
    
    Returns:
    
    the resulting number
    
    Since:
    
    1.5.0
  - public void step(Number to, Number stepNumber, Closure closure)
    
    Iterates from this number up to the given number using a step increment. Each intermediate number is passed to the given closure. Example:
```
0.step( 10, 2 ) {
  println it
}
```
    Prints even numbers 0 through 8.
    
    Parameters:
    
    to - a Number to go up to, exclusive
    
    stepNumber - a Number representing the step increment
    
    closure - the closure to call
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public void times(Closure closure)
    
    Executes the closure this many times, starting from zero. The current index is passed to the closure each time. Example:
```
10.times {
  println it
}
```
    Prints the numbers 0 through 9.
    
    Parameters:
    
    closure - the closure to call a number of times
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public BigDecimal toBigDecimal()
    
    Transform a Number into a BigDecimal
    
    Returns:
    
    a BigDecimal
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public BigInteger toBigInteger()
    
    Transform this Number into a BigInteger.
    
    Returns:
    
    a BigInteger
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Double toDouble()
    
    Transform a Number into a Double
    
    Returns:
    
    a Double
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Float toFloat()
    
    Transform a Number into a Float
    
    Returns:
    
    a Float
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Integer toInteger()
    
    Transform a Number into an Integer
    
    Returns:
    
    an Integer
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Long toLong()
    
    Transform a Number into a Long
    
    Returns:
    
    a Long
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Number unaryMinus()
    
    Negates the number. Equivalent to the '-' operator when it preceeds a single operand, i.e. -10
    
    Returns:
    
    the negation of the number
    
    Since:
    
    1.5.0
  - public Number unaryPlus()
    
    Returns the number, effectively being a noop for numbers. Operator overloaded form of the '+' operator when it preceeds a single operand, i.e. +10
    
    Returns:
    
    the number
    
    Since:
    
    2.2.0
  - public void upto(Number to, Closure closure)
    
    Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
    
    Parameters:
    
    to - another Number to go up to
    
    closure - the closure to call
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Number xor(Number right)
    
    Bitwise XOR together two Numbers. Called when the '^' operator is used.
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - another Number to bitwse XOR
    
    Returns:
    
    the bitwise XOR of both Numbers
    
    Since:
    
    1.0

Class Number

Methods Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods Detail

public int abs()

public Number and(Number right)

public boolean asBoolean()

public Object asType(Class c)

public Number bitwiseNegate()

public int compareTo(Character right)

public int compareTo(Number right)

public Number div(Character right)

public Number div(Number right)

public void downto(Number to, Closure closure)

public Number intdiv(Character right)

public Number intdiv(Number right)

public boolean isCase(Number switchValue)

public Number leftShift(Number operand)

public Number minus(Character right)

public Number minus(Number right)

public Number mod(Number right)

public Number multiply(Character right)

public Number multiply(Number right)

public Number next()

public Number or(Number right)

public Number plus(Character right)

public Number plus(Number right)

public String plus(String right)

public Number power(Number exponent)

public Number previous()

public Number rightShift(Number operand)

public Number rightShiftUnsigned(Number operand)

public void step(Number to, Number stepNumber, Closure closure)

public void times(Closure closure)

public BigDecimal toBigDecimal()

public BigInteger toBigInteger()

public Double toDouble()

public Float toFloat()

public Integer toInteger()

public Long toLong()

public Number unaryMinus()

public Number unaryPlus()

public void upto(Number to, Closure closure)

public Number xor(Number right)