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org.hecl
Class LongThing

java.lang.Object
  org.hecl.NumberThing
      org.hecl.FractionalThing
          org.hecl.LongThing

The LongThing class represents a 'long' Thing.

Constructor Summary
`LongThing()` Creates a new `LongThing` instance equal to 0.
`LongThing(boolean b)` Creates a new `LongThing` instance from boolean b where true is 1 and false is 0.
`LongThing(long l)` Creates a new `LongThing` instance with value l.
`LongThing(java.lang.String s)` Creates a new `LongThing` instance from string s.

Method Summary
`byte`	`byteValue()` `byteValue` returns the number as a byte.
`static Thing`	`create(boolean b)` The `create` method creates and returns a newly allocated Thing with an LongThing internal representation.
`static Thing`	`create(int i)` The `create` method creates and returns a newly allocated Thing with an LongThing internal representation.
`static Thing`	`create(long l)` The `create` method creates and returns a newly allocated Thing with an LongThing internal representation.
`RealThing`	`deepcopy()` `deepcopy` makes a copy.
`double`	`doubleValue()` `doubleValue` returns the value as a double.
`float`	`floatValue()` `floatValue` returns the value as a float.
`static long`	`get(Thing thing)` `get` attempts to fetch an integer value from a Thing.
`java.lang.String`	`getStringRep()` `getStringRep` creates a string representation of the LongThing.
`int`	`intValue()` `intValue` returns the number as an int.
`boolean`	`isLong()`
`long`	`longValue()` `longValue` returns the value as a long.
`void`	`set(long l)` `set` sets the internal value of an LongThing to l.
`short`	`shortValue()` `shortValue` returns the number as a short.
`java.lang.String`	`thingclass()`

Methods inherited from class org.hecl.FractionalThing
`isFractional, isIntegral`

Methods inherited from class org.hecl.NumberThing
`asNumber, create, isFractional, isIntegral, isNumber, isNumber`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

public LongThing()

Creates a new LongThing instance equal to 0.

public LongThing(long l)

Creates a new LongThing instance with value l.

public LongThing(boolean b)

Creates a new LongThing instance from boolean b where true is 1 and false is 0.

public LongThing(java.lang.String s)
          throws java.lang.NumberFormatException

Creates a new LongThing instance from string s.

Parameters:: s - a String value
Throws:: java.lang.NumberFormatException - when argum,ent does not adhere to integral number syntax.

Method Detail

public java.lang.String thingclass()

public static Thing create(int i)

The create method creates and returns a newly allocated Thing with an LongThing internal representation.

public static Thing create(long l)

The create method creates and returns a newly allocated Thing with an LongThing internal representation.

public static Thing create(boolean b)

The create method creates and returns a newly allocated Thing with an LongThing internal representation.

public static long get(Thing thing)
                throws HeclException

get attempts to fetch an integer value from a Thing.