Package org.apfloat.jscience

Class FixedPrecisionApfloatField

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Number

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

org.apfloat.jscience.AbstractField<FixedPrecisionApfloatField,Apfloat>

org.apfloat.jscience.FixedPrecisionApfloatField

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class FixedPrecisionApfloatField
extends AbstractField<FixedPrecisionApfloatField,Apfloat>

This class represents a fixed-precision floating-point number. The precision is reset after each computation using the provided FixedPrecisionApfloatHelper. This can help avoid accumulating round-off errors and loss of precision in complicated computations such as matrix inversion.

Since:

1.8.0

Version:

1.8.0

Author:

Mikko Tommila

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FixedPrecisionApfloatField(Apfloat value, FixedPrecisionApfloatHelper helper)	Constructs a new floating-point field object with the specified value.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
FixedPrecisionApfloatField	copy()	Returns a copy of this object.
FixedPrecisionApfloatHelper	helper()	Return the precision helper.
FixedPrecisionApfloatField	inverse()	Returns the multiplicative inverse of this object.
FixedPrecisionApfloatField	opposite()	Returns the additive inverse of this object.
FixedPrecisionApfloatField	plus(FixedPrecisionApfloatField that)	Returns the sum of this object with the one specified.
FixedPrecisionApfloatField	times(FixedPrecisionApfloatField 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

FixedPrecisionApfloatField

public FixedPrecisionApfloatField(Apfloat value,
 FixedPrecisionApfloatHelper helper)

Constructs a new floating-point field object with the specified value.

Parameters:

value - The value.

helper - The precision helper.

Method Details

plus

public FixedPrecisionApfloatField plus(FixedPrecisionApfloatField that)

Description copied from class: AbstractField

Returns the sum of this object with the one specified.

Specified by:

plus in interface GroupAdditive<FixedPrecisionApfloatField>

Specified by:

plus in class AbstractField<FixedPrecisionApfloatField,Apfloat>

Parameters:

that - The addend.

Returns:

this + that

opposite

public FixedPrecisionApfloatField opposite()

Description copied from class: AbstractField

Returns the additive inverse of this object.

Specified by:

opposite in interface GroupAdditive<FixedPrecisionApfloatField>

Specified by:

opposite in class AbstractField<FixedPrecisionApfloatField,Apfloat>

Returns:

-this

times

public FixedPrecisionApfloatField times(FixedPrecisionApfloatField that)

Description copied from class: AbstractField

Returns the product of this object with the one specified.

Specified by:

times in interface GroupMultiplicative<FixedPrecisionApfloatField>

Specified by:

times in interface Ring<FixedPrecisionApfloatField>

Specified by:

times in class AbstractField<FixedPrecisionApfloatField,Apfloat>

Parameters:

that - The multiplicand.

Returns:

this * that

inverse

public FixedPrecisionApfloatField inverse()
                                   throws ArithmeticException

Description copied from class: AbstractField

Returns the multiplicative inverse of this object.

Specified by:

inverse in interface GroupMultiplicative<FixedPrecisionApfloatField>

Specified by:

inverse in class AbstractField<FixedPrecisionApfloatField,Apfloat>

Returns:

1 / this

Throws:

ArithmeticException - If the divisor is zero.

copy

public FixedPrecisionApfloatField copy()

Description copied from class: AbstractField

Returns a copy of this object.

Specified by:

copy in interface ValueType

Specified by:

copy in class AbstractField<FixedPrecisionApfloatField,Apfloat>

Returns:

A copy of this object.

helper

public FixedPrecisionApfloatHelper helper()

Return the precision helper.

Returns:

The precision helper.