## org.codehaus.groovy.syntax
Class Numbers

    java.lang.Object
      org.codehaus.groovy.syntax.Numbers

    public class Numbers

extends Object

Helper class for processing Groovy numeric literals.

Version:
  $Id: Numbers.java 6778 2007-07-02 10:40:33Z glaforge $
Author:
  Brian Larson, Chris Poirier

Constructor Summary
`Numbers()`

Method Summary
`static boolean` `isDigit(char c)` Returns true if the specified character is a base-10 digit.
`static boolean` `isHexDigit(char c)` Returns true if the specified character is a base-16 digit.
`static boolean` `isNumericTypeSpecifier(char c, boolean isDecimal)` Returns true if the specified character is a valid type specifier for a numeric value.
`static boolean` `isOctalDigit(char c)` Returns true if the specific character is a base-8 digit.
`static Number` `parseDecimal(String text)` Builds a Number from the given decimal descriptor.
`static Number` `parseInteger(String text)` Builds a Number from the given integer descriptor.

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

Constructor Detail

### Numbers

    public Numbers()

Method Detail

### isDigit

    public static boolean isDigit(char c)

  Returns true if the specified character is a base-10 digit.

### isOctalDigit

    public static boolean isOctalDigit(char c)

  Returns true if the specific character is a base-8 digit.

### isHexDigit

    public static boolean isHexDigit(char c)

  Returns true if the specified character is a base-16 digit.

### isNumericTypeSpecifier

    public static boolean isNumericTypeSpecifier(char c,
                                                 boolean isDecimal)

  Returns true if the specified character is a valid type specifier for a numeric value.

### parseInteger

    public static Number parseInteger(String text)

  Builds a Number from the given integer descriptor. Creates the narrowest type possible, or a specific type, if specified.

  Parameters:
    `text` - literal text to parse
  Returns:
    instantiated Number object
  Throws:
    `NumberFormatException` - if the number does not fit within the type requested by the type specifier suffix (invalid numbers don't make it here)

### parseDecimal

    public static Number parseDecimal(String text)

  Builds a Number from the given decimal descriptor. Uses BigDecimal, unless, Double or Float is requested.

  Parameters:
    `text` - literal text to parse
  Returns:
    instantiated Number object
  Throws:
    `NumberFormatException` - if the number does not fit within the type requested by the type specifier suffix (invalid numbers don't make it here)

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