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package javax.money;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.math.MathContext;

Instances of this class allow to externalize the numeric value of a MonetaryAmount. The classs extends Number for maximal compatibility with the JDK but also adds additional functionality to overcome some of the pitfalls of the JDK's Number class. 
Implementation specification
Implementations of this interface must be

Comparable, hereby comparing the numeric value.
immutable
serializable
thread-safe


Author:
Anatole Tresch/**
 * Instances of this class allow to externalize the numeric value of a {@link MonetaryAmount}. The classs extends
 * {@link java.lang.Number} for maximal compatibility with the JDK but also adds additional functionality to
 * overcome some of the pitfalls of the JDK's Number class.
 * <h3>Implementation specification</h3>
 * <p>Implementations of this interface must be
 * <ul>
 * <li>Comparable, hereby comparing the numeric value.</li>
 * <li>immutable</li>
 * <li>serializable</li>
 * <li>thread-safe</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Anatole Tresch
 */
public abstract class NumberValue extends Number implements Comparable<NumberValue> {

    
serialVersionUID.
/**
     * serialVersionUID.
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -6410309081241720626L;

    
Get the numeric implementation type, that is the base of this number.
Returns:
the numeric implementation type, not null./**
     * Get the numeric implementation type, that is the base of this number.
     *
     * @return the numeric implementation type, not {@code null}.
     */
    public abstract Class<?> getNumberType();

    
Returns the precision of this MonetaryAmount. (The precision is the number of digits in the unscaled value.) 


The precision of a zero value is 1.
Returns:
the precision of this MonetaryAmount./**
     * Returns the <i>precision</i> of this {@code MonetaryAmount}. (The precision is the number of
     * digits in the unscaled value.)
     * <p>
     * <p>
     * The precision of a zero value is 1.
     *
     * @return the precision of this {@code MonetaryAmount}.
     */
    public abstract int getPrecision();

    
Returns the scale of this MonetaryAmount. If zero or positive, the scale is the number of digits to the right of the decimal point. If negative, the unscaled value of the number is multiplied by ten to the power of the negation of the scale. For example, a scale of -3 means the unscaled value is multiplied by 1000. 
Returns:
the scale of this MonetaryAmount./**
     * Returns the <i>scale</i> of this {@code MonetaryAmount}. If zero or positive, the scale is
     * the number of digits to the right of the decimal point. If negative, the unscaled value of
     * the number is multiplied by ten to the power of the negation of the scale. For example, a
     * scale of {@code -3} means the unscaled value is multiplied by 1000.
     *
     * @return the scale of this {@code MonetaryAmount}.
     */
    public abstract int getScale();

    
Access the numeric value as int. Hereby no truncation will be performed to fit the value into the target data type. 
Throws:
ArithmeticException – If the value must be truncated to fit the target datatype.
Returns:
the (possibly) truncated value of the MonetaryAmount./**
     * Access the numeric value as {@code int}. Hereby no truncation will be performed to fit the
     * value into the target data type.
     *
     * @return the (possibly) truncated value of the {@link MonetaryAmount}.
     * @throws ArithmeticException If the value must be truncated to fit the target datatype.
     */
    public abstract int intValueExact();

    
Access the numeric value as long. Hereby no truncation will be performed to fit the value into the target data type. 
Throws:
ArithmeticException – If the value must be truncated to fit the target datatype.
Returns:
the (possibly) truncated value of the MonetaryAmount./**
     * Access the numeric value as {@code long}. Hereby no truncation will be performed to fit the
     * value into the target data type.
     *
     * @return the (possibly) truncated value of the {@link MonetaryAmount}.
     * @throws ArithmeticException If the value must be truncated to fit the target datatype.
     */
    public abstract long longValueExact();

    
Access the numeric value as double. Hereby no truncation will be performed to fit the value into the target data type. 
Throws:
ArithmeticException – If the value must be truncated to fit the target datatype.
Returns:
the (possibly) truncated value of the MonetaryAmount./**
     * Access the numeric value as {@code double}. Hereby no truncation will be performed to fit the
     * value into the target data type.
     *
     * @return the (possibly) truncated value of the {@link MonetaryAmount}.
     * @throws ArithmeticException If the value must be truncated to fit the target datatype.
     */
    public abstract double doubleValueExact();

    
Access the numeric value as Number. Hereby truncation may be performed as needed to fit the value into the target data type. 
Params:
numberType – The concrete number class to be returned. Basically the following Number types,
                  must be supported if available on the corresponding runtime platform:
                  

                  
java.lang.Long
                  
java.lang.Double
                  
java.lang.Number
                  
java.math.BigInteger, currently not available on all platforms.
                  
java.math.BigDecimal, currently not available on all platforms.
                  
Returns:
the (possibly) truncated value of the MonetaryAmount./**
     * Access the numeric value as {@code Number}. Hereby truncation may be performed as needed to
     * fit the value into the target data type.
     *
     * @param numberType The concrete number class to be returned. Basically the following Number types,
     *                   must be supported if available on the corresponding runtime platform:
     *                   <ul>
     *                   <li>{@code java.lang.Long}</li>
     *                   <li>{@code java.lang.Double}</li>
     *                   <li>{@code java.lang.Number}</li>
     *                   <li>{@code java.math.BigInteger}, currently not available on all platforms.</li>
     *                   <li>{@code java.math.BigDecimal}, currently not available on all platforms.</li>
     *                   </ul>
     * @return the (possibly) truncated value of the {@link MonetaryAmount}.
     */
    public abstract <T extends Number> T numberValue(Class<T> numberType);

    
Access the current NumberValue rounded using the given MathContext. 
Params:
mathContext – the MathContext to be applied.
See Also:
BigDecimal.round(MathContext)
Returns:
the new NumberValue, never null./**
     * Access the current NumberValue rounded using the given {@link java.math.MathContext}.
     *
     * @param mathContext the {@link java.math.MathContext} to be applied.
     * @return the new NumberValue, never null.
     * @see java.math.BigDecimal#round(java.math.MathContext)
     */
    public abstract NumberValue round(MathContext mathContext);

    
Access the numeric value as Number. Hereby no truncation will be performed to fit the value into the target data type. 
Params:
numberType – The concrete number class to be returned. Basically the following Number types,
                  must be supported if available on the corresponding runtime platform:
                  

                  
java.lang.Long
                  
java.lang.Double
                  
java.lang.Number
                  
java.math.BigInteger, currently not available on all platforms.
                  
java.math.BigDecimal, currently not available on all platforms.
                  
Throws:
ArithmeticException – If the value must be truncated to fit the target datatype.
Returns:
the (possibly) truncated value of the MonetaryAmount./**
     * Access the numeric value as {@code Number}. Hereby no truncation will be performed to fit the
     * value into the target data type.
     *
     * @param numberType The concrete number class to be returned. Basically the following Number types,
     *                   must be supported if available on the corresponding runtime platform:
     *                   <ul>
     *                   <li>{@code java.lang.Long}</li>
     *                   <li>{@code java.lang.Double}</li>
     *                   <li>{@code java.lang.Number}</li>
     *                   <li>{@code java.math.BigInteger}, currently not available on all platforms.</li>
     *                   <li>{@code java.math.BigDecimal}, currently not available on all platforms.</li>
     *                   </ul>
     * @return the (possibly) truncated value of the {@link MonetaryAmount}.
     * @throws ArithmeticException If the value must be truncated to fit the target datatype.
     */
    public abstract <T extends Number> T numberValueExact(Class<T> numberType);

    
This method allows to extract the numerator part of the current fraction, hereby given

w = longValue()
n = getFractionNominator()
d = getFractionDenominator()

the following must be always true:

!(w<0 && n>0)  and
!(w>0 && n<0)  and
d>0            and
|n| < d        // || = absolute value
.
Returns:
the amount's fraction numerator../**
     * This method allows to extract the numerator part of the current fraction, hereby given
     * <code>
     * w = longValue()
     * n = getFractionNominator()
     * d = getFractionDenominator()
     * </code>
     *
     * the following must be always true:
     *
     * <code>
     * !(w<0 && n>0)  and
     * !(w>0 && n<0)  and
     * d>0            and
     * |n| < d        // || = absolute value
     * </code>.
     *
     * @return the amount's fraction numerator..
     */
    public abstract long getAmountFractionNumerator();

    
This method allows to extract the denominator part of the current fraction, hereby given

w = longValue()
n = getFractionNominator()
d = getFractionDenominator()

the following must be always true:

!(w<0 && n>0)  and
!(w>0 && n<0)  and
d>0            and
|n| < d        // || = absolute value
.
Returns:
the amount's fraction denominator./**
     * This method allows to extract the denominator part of the current fraction, hereby given
     * <code>
     * w = longValue()
     * n = getFractionNominator()
     * d = getFractionDenominator()
     * </code>
     *
     * the following must be always true:
     *
     * <code>
     * !(w<0 && n>0)  and
     * !(w>0 && n<0)  and
     * d>0            and
     * |n| < d        // || = absolute value
     * </code>.
     *
     * @return the amount's fraction denominator.
     */
    public abstract long getAmountFractionDenominator();

    @Override
    public int compareTo(NumberValue other) {
        return numberValue(BigDecimal.class).compareTo(other.numberValue(BigDecimal.class));
    }

}