Class NumberHelper


  • public final class NumberHelper
    extends Object
    Author:
    Daniel Kuppitz (http://gremlin.guru)
    • Method Detail

      • getHighestCommonNumberClass

        public static Class<? extends Number> getHighestCommonNumberClass​(Number... numbers)
      • getHighestCommonNumberClass

        public static Class<? extends Number> getHighestCommonNumberClass​(boolean forceFloatingPoint,
                                                                          Number... numbers)
      • add

        public static Number add​(Number a,
                                 Number b)
        Adds two numbers returning the highest common number class between them.
             a = 1, b = 1 -> 2
             a = null, b = 1 -> null
             a = 1, b = null -> 1
             a = null, b = null -> null
         
        Parameters:
        a - should be thought of as the seed to be modified by b
        b - the modifier to {code a}
      • sub

        public static Number sub​(Number a,
                                 Number b)
        Subtracts two numbers returning the highest common number class between them.
             a = 1, b = 1 -> 0
             a = null, b = 1 -> null
             a = 1, b = null -> 1
             a = null, b = null -> null
         
        Parameters:
        a - should be thought of as the seed to be modified by b
        b - the modifier to {code a}
      • mul

        public static Number mul​(Number a,
                                 Number b)
        Multiplies two numbers returning the highest common number class between them.
             a = 1, b = 2 -> 2
             a = null, b = 1 -> null
             a = 1, b = null -> 1
             a = null, b = null -> null
         
        Parameters:
        a - should be thought of as the seed to be modified by b
        b - the modifier to {code a}
      • div

        public static Number div​(Number a,
                                 Number b,
                                 boolean forceFloatingPoint)
        Divides two numbers returning the highest common number class between them.
             a = 4, b = 2 -> 2
             a = null, b = 1 -> null
             a = 1, b = null -> 1
             a = null, b = null -> null
         
        Parameters:
        a - should be thought of as the seed to be modified by b
        b - the modifier to {code a}
        forceFloatingPoint - when set to true ensures that the return value is the highest common floating number class
      • min

        public static Number min​(Number a,
                                 Number b)
        Gets the smaller number of the two provided returning the highest common number class between them.
             a = 4, b = 2 -> 2
             a = null, b = 1 -> 1
             a = 1, b = null -> 1
             a = null, b = null -> null
         
      • min

        public static Comparable min​(Comparable a,
                                     Comparable b)
        Gets the smaller number of the two provided returning the highest common number class between them.
             a = 4, b = 2 -> 2
             a = null, b = 1 -> 1
             a = 1, b = null -> 1
             a = null, b = null -> null
         
      • max

        public static Number max​(Number a,
                                 Number b)
        Gets the larger number of the two provided returning the highest common number class between them.
             a = 4, b = 2 -> 4
             a = null, b = 1 -> 1
             a = 1, b = null -> 1
             a = null, b = null -> null
         
      • max

        public static Comparable max​(Comparable a,
                                     Comparable b)
        Gets the larger number of the two provided returning the highest common number class between them.
             a = 4, b = 2 -> 4
             a = null, b = 1 -> 1
             a = 1, b = null -> 1
             a = null, b = null -> null
         
      • compare

        public static Integer compare​(Number a,
                                      Number b)
        Compares two numbers.
             a = 4, b = 2 -> 1
             a = 2, b = 4 -> -1
             a = null, b = 1 -> -1
             a = 1, b = null -> 1
             a = null, b = null -> 0