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Java - xxxValue() Method
Description
The method converts the value of the Number Object that invokes the method to the primitive data type that is returned from the method.
Syntax
Here is a separate method for each primitive data type −
byte byteValue() short shortValue() int intValue() long longValue() float floatValue() double doubleValue()
Parameters
Here is the detail of parameters −
- All these are default methods and accepts no parameter.
Return Value
This method returns the primitive data type that is given in the signature.
Example
public class Test { public static void main(String args[]) { Integer x = 5; // Returns byte primitive data type System.out.println( x.byteValue() ); // Returns double primitive data type System.out.println(x.doubleValue()); // Returns long primitive data type System.out.println( x.longValue() ); } }
This will produce the following result −
Output
5 5.0 5
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