Package org.apfloat.jscience

Class AprationalField

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Number

org.jscience.mathematics.number.Number<AprationalField>

org.apfloat.jscience.AbstractField<AprationalField,Aprational>

org.apfloat.jscience.AprationalField

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<AprationalField>, Immutable, Realtime, ValueType, XMLSerializable, Field<AprationalField>, GroupAdditive<AprationalField>, GroupMultiplicative<AprationalField>, Ring<AprationalField>, Structure<AprationalField>

public class AprationalField
extends AbstractField<AprationalField,Aprational>

This class represents an arbitrary precision rational number.

Since:

1.8.0

Version:

1.8.0

Author:

Mikko Tommila

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AprationalField(Aprational value)	Constructs a new rational field object with the specified value.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
AprationalField	copy()	Returns a copy of this object.
AprationalField	inverse()	Returns the multiplicative inverse of this object.
AprationalField	opposite()	Returns the additive inverse of this object.
AprationalField	plus(AprationalField that)	Returns the sum of this object with the one specified.
AprationalField	times(AprationalField that)	Returns the product of this object with the one specified.

Methods inherited from class org.apfloat.jscience.AbstractField

compareTo, doubleValue, equals, hashCode, isLargerThan, longValue, toText, value

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

byteValue, floatValue, intValue, isGreaterThan, isLessThan, minus, pow, shortValue, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

AprationalField

public AprationalField(Aprational value)

Constructs a new rational field object with the specified value.

Parameters:

value - The value.

Method Details

plus

public AprationalField plus(AprationalField that)

Description copied from class: AbstractField

Returns the sum of this object with the one specified.

Specified by:

plus in interface GroupAdditive<AprationalField>

Specified by:

plus in class AbstractField<AprationalField,Aprational>

Parameters:

that - The addend.

Returns:

this + that

opposite

public AprationalField opposite()

Description copied from class: AbstractField

Returns the additive inverse of this object.

Specified by:

opposite in interface GroupAdditive<AprationalField>

Specified by:

opposite in class AbstractField<AprationalField,Aprational>

Returns:

-this

times

public AprationalField times(AprationalField that)

Description copied from class: AbstractField

Returns the product of this object with the one specified.

Specified by:

times in interface GroupMultiplicative<AprationalField>

Specified by:

times in interface Ring<AprationalField>

Specified by:

times in class AbstractField<AprationalField,Aprational>

Parameters:

that - The multiplicand.

Returns:

this * that

inverse

public AprationalField inverse()
                        throws ArithmeticException

Description copied from class: AbstractField

Returns the multiplicative inverse of this object.

Specified by:

inverse in interface GroupMultiplicative<AprationalField>

Specified by:

inverse in class AbstractField<AprationalField,Aprational>

Returns:

1 / this

Throws:

ArithmeticException - If the divisor is zero.

copy

public AprationalField copy()

Description copied from class: AbstractField

Returns a copy of this object.

Specified by:

copy in interface ValueType

Specified by:

copy in class AbstractField<AprationalField,Aprational>

Returns:

A copy of this object.