/FileExtraction/Java_unseen/adum_bitbath/hackjvm/rt/src/java/lang/Number.java
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package java.lang;


/**
 * Number is the abstract superclass of the classes which represent numeric base
 * types (i.e. all but Character, Boolean, and Void).
 */
public abstract class Number implements java.io.Serializable {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = -8742448824652078965L;

	/**
	 * Number constructor. Included for spec compatability.
	 */
	public Number() {
	}

	/**
	 * Answers the byte value which the receiver represents
	 * 
	 * @return byte the value of the receiver.
	 */
	public byte byteValue() {
		return (byte) intValue();
	}

	/**
	 * Answers the double value which the receiver represents
	 * 
	 * @return double the value of the receiver.
	 */
	public abstract double doubleValue();

	/**
	 * Answers the float value which the receiver represents
	 * 
	 * @return float the value of the receiver.
	 */
	public abstract float floatValue();

	/**
	 * Answers the int value which the receiver represents
	 * 
	 * @return int the value of the receiver.
	 */
	public abstract int intValue();

	/**
	 * Answers the long value which the receiver represents
	 * 
	 * @return long the value of the receiver.
	 */
	public abstract long longValue();

	/**
	 * Answers the short value which the receiver represents
	 * 
	 * @return short the value of the receiver.
	 */
	public short shortValue() {
		return (short) intValue();
	}
}
