Class Float

lib/java/lang/Float.java:26–481

The wrapper for the primitive type float. @see java.lang.Number @since 1.0

 * @since 1.0
 */
public final class Float extends Number implements Comparable<Float> {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = -2671257302660747028L;

    /**
     * The value which the receiver represents.
     */
    private final float value;

    /**
     * Constant for the maximum {@code float} value, (2 - 2<sup>-23</sup>) * 2<sup>127</sup>.
     */
    public static final float MAX_VALUE = 3.40282346638528860e+38f;

    /**
     * Constant for the minimum {@code float} value, 2<sup>-149</sup>.
     */
    public static final float MIN_VALUE = 1.40129846432481707e-45f;

    /**
     * Constant for the Not-a-Number (NaN) value of the {@code float} type.
     */
    public static final float NaN = 0.0f / 0.0f;

    /**
     * Constant for the Positive Infinity value of the {@code float} type.
     */
    public static final float POSITIVE_INFINITY = 1.0f / 0.0f;

    /**
     * Constant for the Negative Infinity value of the {@code float} type.
     */
    public static final float NEGATIVE_INFINITY = -1.0f / 0.0f;

    /**
     * The {@link Class} object that represents the primitive type {@code
     * float}.
     *
     * @since 1.1
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final Class<Float> TYPE = (Class<Float>) new float[0]
            .getClass().getComponentType();

    // Note: This can't be set to "float.class", since *that* is
    // defined to be "java.lang.Float.TYPE";

    /**
     * Constant for the number of bits needed to represent a {@code float} in
     * two's complement form.
     *
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public static final int SIZE = 32;

    /**
     * Constructs a new {@code Float} with the specified primitive float value.
     *