java.lang
Class Long

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.lang.Long

public final class Long
extends Object

The Long class provides several methods for converting a long to a String and a String to a long, as well as other constants and methods useful when dealing with a long.


Field Summary
static long MAX_VALUE
          A constant holding the maximum value a long can have, 263-1.
static long MIN_VALUE
          A constant holding the minimum value a long can have, -263.
 
Constructor Summary
Long()
           
 
Method Summary
static String toHexString(long l)
          Returns a string representation of the long argument as an unsigned integer in base 16.
static String toString(long l)
          Returns a String object representing the specified long.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, getClass, notifyAll, toString, wait
 

Field Detail

MIN_VALUE

public static final long MIN_VALUE
A constant holding the minimum value a long can have, -263.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

MAX_VALUE

public static final long MAX_VALUE
A constant holding the maximum value a long can have, 263-1.

See Also:
Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

Long

public Long()
Method Detail

toHexString

public static String toHexString(long l)
Returns a string representation of the long argument as an unsigned integer in base 16.

Parameters:
i - a long to be converted to a string.
Returns:
the string representation of the unsigned long value represented by the argument in hexadecimal (base 16).

toString

public static String toString(long l)
Returns a String object representing the specified long. The argument is converted to signed decimal representation and returned as a string.

Parameters:
i - a long to be converted.
Returns:
a string representation of the argument in base 10.