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BigDecimal

Definition

BigDecimal var = .... ;

Extends

• Number
• Object
• Comparable

Extended By

None

Description

An unbounded, signed decimal

Method Summary

Owner	Name	Return Type	Description
BigDecimal	constructor(value)	BigDecimal	Initialize a BigDecimal object with a numerical value.
BigDecimal	constructor(value)	BigDecimal	Initialize a BigDecimal object by casting a string to a BigDecimal. String must contain only numerical values.
Object	getClassName()	String	Returns the string name of this object's class type.
Object	toJson()	String	Returns a string of a json representation of this object.

Method Definitions

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constructor(value)

BigDecimal bigdecimal = new BigDecimal(Number value)

Description

Initialize a BigDecimal object with a numerical value.

Parameter Definition

Name	Type	Description
value	Number	a big decimal value

Example 1

BigDecimal bd = new BigDecimal(1.23456789);

// bd = 1.23456789
// bd.getClassName() = BigDecimal

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constructor(value)

BigDecimal bigdecimal = new BigDecimal(String value)

Description

Initialize a BigDecimal object by casting a string to a BigDecimal. String must contain only numerical values.

Parameter Definition

Name	Type	Description
value	String	a big decimal value supplied as a string

Example 1

BigDecimal bd = new BigDecimal("1.23456789");

// bd = 1.23456789
// bd.getClassName() = BigDecimal

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getClassName()

String Object::getClassName()

Description

Returns the string name of this object's class type.

Example 1

BigDecimal bd = new BigDecimal(1.23456789);
bd.getClassName();

// bd.getClassName() = BigDecimal

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toJson()

String Object::toJson()

Description

Returns a string of a json representation of this object.

Example 1

BigDecimal bd = new BigDecimal(1.23456789);
bd.toJson();

// bd.toJson() = 1.23456789