The Numeric Class

The Numeric class provides methods for working with numbers.

Values for this data type are limited to 15 significant digits.

Methods

Table 1. Object Methods
Name	Description
`Numeric abs()`	Returns the absolute value of a number.
`Numeric atan2(Numeric x)`	Returns the angle theta from the conversion of rectangular coordinates (`x`, `y`) to polar coordinates (`r`, `theta`).
`Numeric byteValue()`	Returns the value converted to a byte.
`Numeric cbrt()`	Returns the cube root of a double value.
`Numeric ceil()`	Returns the smallest (closest to negative infinity) double value that is greater than or equal to the value and is equal to a mathematical integer.
`Numeric cos()`	Returns the trigonometric cosine of an angle.
`Numeric cosh()`	Returns the hyperbolic cosine of a double value.
`Numeric exp()`	Returns Euler's number e raised to the power of a double value.
`Numeric floor()`	Returns the largest (closest to positive infinity) double value that is less than or equal to the value and is equal to a mathematical integer.
`String format(String fmt)`	Converts the numeric value to a string representation defined by a format string.
`Numeric getExponent()`	Returns the unbiased exponent used in the representation of a float.
`Numeric intValue()`	Returns the value converted to an integer (signed 32 bit).
`Boolean isInfinite()`	Returns TRUE if the value has infinite value.
`Boolean isNaN()`	Returns TRUE if the value is not a number.
`Boolean isNull()`	Returns TRUE if the object is tagged as null, otherwise FALSE. This is the case for null valued input variables read from the input stream.
`Numeric log()`	Returns the natural logarithm (base e) of a double value.
`Numeric log10()`	Returns the base 10 logarithm of a double value.
`Numeric max(Numeric b)`	Returns the greater of two int values.
`Numeric min(Numeric b)`	Returns the smaller of two int values.
`Numeric rint()`	Returns the double (floating-point) value that is closest in value to the value and is equal to a mathematical integer.
`Numeric round()`	Returns the closest int to the value.
`Numeric signum()`	Returns the signum function of the value; zero if the value is zero, 1.0 if the value is greater than zero, -1.0 if the value is less than zero.
`Numeric sin()`	Returns the trigonometric sine of an angle.
`Numeric sinh()`	Returns the hyperbolic sine of a double value.
`Numeric sqrt()`	Returns the correctly rounded positive square root of a double value.
`Numeric tan()`	Returns the trigonometric tangent of an angle.
`Numeric tanh()`	Returns the hyperbolic tangent of a double value.
`Boolean toBoolean()`	Returns FALSE when the value is 0. Returns TRUE for any other value.
`String toChar()`	Returns the unicode character representation of a numeric value.
`Color toColor()`	Returns a color object. The value is interpreted as a RGB integer.
`Numeric toDegrees()`	Converts the value from radians to degrees.
`Numeric toRadians()`	Converts the value from degrees to radians.
`String toString()`	Converts the value to a string representation.
`Numeric getPhysicalPageNumber()`	Returns the current page number of the physical page.
`Numeric getTotalNumberOfPhysicalPages()`	Returns the total number of physical pages.
`Numeric getPageNumber(String pageName)`	Returns the page number of the specified page.
`Numeric getTotalNumberOfPages(String pageName)`	Returns the total number of pages for the specified page.

Usage

Important:

This data type is limited to 15 significant digits.

With RTL classes, it is not possible to create and subclass objects. The new keyword is not supported.