com.singularsys.extensions.field.implementations

Interface IntegerConvertor

All Known Subinterfaces:

MatrixFieldI

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMatrixField, BigDecimalField, BigIntegerField, BigModulusField, ComplexMatrixField, DoubleField, DoubleMatrixField, ExactIntegerField, ExtDocsTest.StringField3, FieldCollection, FieldMatrixField, GenericField, GenericFieldMatrixField, GenericMatrixField, GenericPowerField, IntegerField, LongField, MatrixFieldCollection, ModulusField, RationalField, SequenceMatrixField, ShortField, SimpleMatrixField, StandardField

public interface IntegerConvertor

Defines fields which can convert numbers to or from integers. This is needed for the power operator as integer powers are considerably easier to calculate. It can also be used to get the size of a matrix or specify matrices of a specific size.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	convertFromInt(java.lang.Integer l) Attempt to convert argument from an integer
java.lang.Integer	convertToInt(java.lang.Object l) Attempt to convert argument to an integer

Method Detail

convertToInt

java.lang.Integer convertToInt(java.lang.Object l)
                        throws EvaluationException

Attempt to convert argument to an integer

Parameters:

l - value to convert

Returns:

corresponding integer or null if it cannot be converted

Throws:

EvaluationException

convertFromInt

java.lang.Object convertFromInt(java.lang.Integer l)
                         throws EvaluationException

Attempt to convert argument from an integer

Parameters:

l - value to convert

Returns:

corresponding value in this field or null if it cannot be converted

Throws:

EvaluationException