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BigInteger

Definition

BigInteger var = .... ;

Extends

• Number
• Object
• Comparable

Extended By

None

Description

An unbounded, signed integer

Method Summary

Owner	Name	Return Type	Description
BigInteger	constructor(value)	BigInteger	Initialize a BigInteger object with a numerical value.
BigInteger	constructor(value)	BigInteger	Initialize a BigInteger object by casting a string to a BigInteger. 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)

BigInteger biginteger = new BigInteger(Number value)

Description

Initialize a BigInteger object with a numerical value.

Parameter Definition

Name	Type	Description
value	Number	a big integer value

Example 1

BigInteger bi = new BigInteger(123456789);

// bi = 123456789
// bi.getClassName() = BigInteger

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constructor(value)

BigInteger biginteger = new BigInteger(String value)

Description

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

Parameter Definition

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

Example 1

BigInteger bi = new BigInteger("123456789");

// bi = 123456789
// bi.getClassName() = BigInteger

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getClassName()

String Object::getClassName()

Description

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

Example 3

BigInteger bi = new BigInteger(123456789);
bi.getClassName();

// bi.getClassName() = BigInteger

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toJson()

String Object::toJson()

Description

Returns a string of a json representation of this object.

Example 3

BigInteger bi = new BigInteger(123456789);
bi.toJson();

// bi.toJson() = 123456789