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Interface Value

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, Comparable<Value>, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DoubleValue, IntegerValue, NumberValue, QuoteValue

public interface Value
extends Cloneable, Comparable<Value>, Serializable

An objectified value.

Values are objects that understand the four basic operations add, subtract, multiply and divide. Additionally, they have an operation for multiplication with 'scalars', i.e. simple type numeric values. Values are commutative monoids with respect to addition and multiplication.

An ordering relation is defined on the values, but it is up to the concrete type of value, whether this ordering is a half ordering relation.

Since:

v2.0

Author:

Steffen Zschaler

Method Summary

Value	add(Value v) Add the given value to this one, and return the result.
void	addAccumulating(Value v) Add the given value to this one, changing this value.
Object	clone() Clone this value.
Value	divide(Value v) Divide this value by the given one, and return the result.
void	divideAccumulating(Value v) Divide this value by the given one, changing this value.
boolean	isAddZero() Check whether this is the zero element with respect to addition.
boolean	isMulOne() Check whether this is the one element with respect to multiplication.
boolean	isMulZero() Check whether this is the zero element with respect to multiplication.
Value	multiply(double dl) Multiply this value by the given 'scalar', and return the result.
Value	multiply(float fl) Multiply this value by the given 'scalar', and return the result.
Value	multiply(int n) Multiply this value by the given 'scalar', and return the result.
Value	multiply(long l) Multiply this value by the given 'scalar', and return the result.
Value	multiply(Value v) Multiply this value by the given one, and return the result.
void	multiplyAccumulating(double dl) Multiply this value by the given 'scalar', changing this value.
void	multiplyAccumulating(float fl) Multiply this value by the given 'scalar', changing this value.
void	multiplyAccumulating(int n) Multiply this value by the given 'scalar', changing this value.
void	multiplyAccumulating(long l) Multiply this value by the given 'scalar', changing this value.
void	multiplyAccumulating(Value v) Multiply the given value by this one, changing this value.
Value	subtract(Value v) Subtract the given value from this one, and return the result.
void	subtractAccumulating(Value v) Subtract the given value from this one, changing this value.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

addAccumulating

void addAccumulating(Value v)

Add the given value to this one, changing this value.

Parameters:

v - the value to be added.

Override:

Always

subtractAccumulating

void subtractAccumulating(Value v)

Subtract the given value from this one, changing this value.

Parameters:

v - the value to be subtracted.

Override:

Always

multiplyAccumulating

void multiplyAccumulating(Value v)

Multiply the given value by this one, changing this value.

Parameters:

v - the value to be multplied by.

Override:

Always

multiplyAccumulating

void multiplyAccumulating(double dl)

Multiply this value by the given 'scalar', changing this value.

Parameters:

dl - the value by which to multiply.

Override:

Always

multiplyAccumulating

void multiplyAccumulating(float fl)

Multiply this value by the given 'scalar', changing this value.

Parameters:

fl - the value by which to multiply.

Override:

Always

multiplyAccumulating

void multiplyAccumulating(long l)

Multiply this value by the given 'scalar', changing this value.

Parameters:

l - the value by which to multiply.

Override:

Always

multiplyAccumulating

void multiplyAccumulating(int n)

Multiply this value by the given 'scalar', changing this value.

Parameters:

n - the value by which to multiply.

Override:

Always

divideAccumulating

void divideAccumulating(Value v)

Divide this value by the given one, changing this value.

Parameters:

v - the value by which to divide.

Override:

Always

add

Value add(Value v)

Add the given value to this one, and return the result.

Parameters:

v - the value to be added.

Override:

Always

subtract

Value subtract(Value v)

Subtract the given value from this one, and return the result.

Parameters:

v - the value to be subtracted.

Override:

Always

multiply

Value multiply(Value v)

Multiply this value by the given one, and return the result.

Parameters:

v - the value by which to multiply.

Override:

Always

multiply

Value multiply(double dl)

Multiply this value by the given 'scalar', and return the result.

Parameters:

dl - the 'scalar' by which to multiply.

Override:

Always

multiply

Value multiply(float fl)

Multiply this value by the given 'scalar', and return the result.

Parameters:

fl - the 'scalar' by which to multiply.

Override:

Always

multiply

Value multiply(long l)

Multiply this value by the given 'scalar', and return the result.

Parameters:

l - the 'scalar' by which to multiply.

Override:

Always

multiply

Value multiply(int n)

Multiply this value by the given 'scalar', and return the result.

Parameters:

n - the 'scalar' by which to multiply.

Override:

Always

divide

Value divide(Value v)

Divide this value by the given one, and return the result.

Parameters:

v - the value by which to divide.

Override:

Always

isAddZero

boolean isAddZero()

Check whether this is the zero element with respect to addition.

Returns:

true if this is the zero element with respect to addition, i.e. if for any value v: (v.getClass() == this.getClass()) -> ((v.add (this).equals (v)) && (this.add (v).equals (v))).

Override:

Always

isMulZero

boolean isMulZero()

Check whether this is the zero element with respect to multiplication.

Returns:

true if this is the zero element with respect to multiplication, i.e. if for any value v: (v.getClass() == this.getClass()) -> ((v.multiply (this).equals (this)) && (this.multiply (v).equals (this))).

Override:

Always

isMulOne

boolean isMulOne()

Check whether this is the one element with respect to multiplication.

Returns:

true if this is the one element with respect to multiplication, i.e. if for any value v: (v.getClass() == this.getClass()) -> ((v.multiply (this).equals (v)) && (this.multiply (v).equals (v))).

Override:

Always

clone

Object clone()

Clone this value.

Override:

Always