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  16  *
  17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
  18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
  19  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  20  *
  21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
  22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
  23  * questions.
  24  */
  25 
  26 package java.lang;
  27 
  28 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
  29 import java.lang.constant.Constable;
  30 import java.lang.constant.ConstantDesc;
  31 import java.util.Optional;
  32 
  33 import jdk.internal.math.FloatConsts;
  34 import jdk.internal.math.FloatingDecimal;
  35 import jdk.internal.math.FloatToDecimal;

  36 import jdk.internal.vm.annotation.IntrinsicCandidate;
  37 
  38 /**
  39  * The {@code Float} class is the {@linkplain
  40  * java.lang##wrapperClass wrapper class} for values of the primitive
  41  * type {@code float}. An object of type {@code Float} contains a
  42  * single field whose type is {@code float}.
  43  *
  44  * <p>In addition, this class provides several methods for converting a
  45  * {@code float} to a {@code String} and a
  46  * {@code String} to a {@code float}, as well as other
  47  * constants and methods useful when dealing with a
  48  * {@code float}.
  49  *
  50  * <p>This is a <a href="{@docRoot}/java.base/java/lang/doc-files/ValueBased.html">value-based</a>
  51  * class; programmers should treat instances that are
  52  * {@linkplain #equals(Object) equal} as interchangeable and should not
  53  * use instances for synchronization, or unpredictable behavior may
  54  * occur. For example, in a future release, synchronization may fail.








  55  *
  56  * <h2><a id=equivalenceRelation>Floating-point Equality, Equivalence,
  57  * and Comparison</a></h2>
  58  *
  59  * The class {@code java.lang.Double} has a {@linkplain
  60  * Double##equivalenceRelation discussion of equality,
  61  * equivalence, and comparison of floating-point values} that is
  62  * equally applicable to {@code float} values.
  63  *
  64  * <h2><a id=decimalToBinaryConversion>Decimal &harr; Binary Conversion Issues</a></h2>
  65  *
  66  * The {@linkplain Double##decimalToBinaryConversion discussion of binary to
  67  * decimal conversion issues} in {@code java.lang.Double} is also
  68  * applicable to {@code float} values.
  69  *
  70  * @spec https://standards.ieee.org/ieee/754/6210/
  71  *       IEEE Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic
  72  *
  73  * @since 1.0
  74  */

  75 @jdk.internal.ValueBased
  76 public final class Float extends Number
  77         implements Comparable<Float>, Constable, ConstantDesc {
  78     /**
  79      * A constant holding the positive infinity of type
  80      * {@code float}. It is equal to the value returned by
  81      * {@code Float.intBitsToFloat(0x7f800000)}.
  82      */
  83     public static final float POSITIVE_INFINITY = 1.0f / 0.0f;
  84 
  85     /**
  86      * A constant holding the negative infinity of type
  87      * {@code float}. It is equal to the value returned by
  88      * {@code Float.intBitsToFloat(0xff800000)}.
  89      */
  90     public static final float NEGATIVE_INFINITY = -1.0f / 0.0f;
  91 
  92     /**
  93      * A constant holding a Not-a-Number (NaN) value of type {@code float}.
  94      * It is {@linkplain Double##equivalenceRelation equivalent}

 555      * @see Double##decimalToBinaryConversion Decimal &harr; Binary Conversion Issues
 556      */
 557     public static Float valueOf(String s) throws NumberFormatException {
 558         return new Float(parseFloat(s));
 559     }
 560 
 561     /**
 562      * Returns a {@code Float} instance representing the specified
 563      * {@code float} value.
 564      * If a new {@code Float} instance is not required, this method
 565      * should generally be used in preference to the constructor
 566      * {@link #Float(float)}, as this method is likely to yield
 567      * significantly better space and time performance by caching
 568      * frequently requested values.
 569      *
 570      * @param  f a float value.
 571      * @return a {@code Float} instance representing {@code f}.
 572      * @since  1.5
 573      */
 574     @IntrinsicCandidate

 575     public static Float valueOf(float f) {
 576         return new Float(f);
 577     }
 578 
 579     /**
 580      * Returns a new {@code float} initialized to the value
 581      * represented by the specified {@code String}, as performed
 582      * by the {@code valueOf} method of class {@code Float}.
 583      *
 584      * @param  s the string to be parsed.
 585      * @return the {@code float} value represented by the string
 586      *         argument.
 587      * @throws NullPointerException  if the string is null
 588      * @throws NumberFormatException if the string does not contain a
 589      *               parsable {@code float}.
 590      * @see    java.lang.Float#valueOf(String)
 591      * @see    Double##decimalToBinaryConversion Decimal &harr; Binary Conversion Issues
 592      * @since 1.2
 593      */
 594     public static float parseFloat(String s) throws NumberFormatException {

  16  *
  17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
  18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
  19  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  20  *
  21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
  22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
  23  * questions.
  24  */
  25 
  26 package java.lang;
  27 
  28 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
  29 import java.lang.constant.Constable;
  30 import java.lang.constant.ConstantDesc;
  31 import java.util.Optional;
  32 
  33 import jdk.internal.math.FloatConsts;
  34 import jdk.internal.math.FloatingDecimal;
  35 import jdk.internal.math.FloatToDecimal;
  36 import jdk.internal.value.DeserializeConstructor;
  37 import jdk.internal.vm.annotation.IntrinsicCandidate;
  38 
  39 /**
  40  * The {@code Float} class is the {@linkplain
  41  * java.lang##wrapperClass wrapper class} for values of the primitive
  42  * type {@code float}. An object of type {@code Float} contains a
  43  * single field whose type is {@code float}.
  44  *
  45  * <p>In addition, this class provides several methods for converting a
  46  * {@code float} to a {@code String} and a
  47  * {@code String} to a {@code float}, as well as other
  48  * constants and methods useful when dealing with a
  49  * {@code float}.
  50  *
  51  * <p>This is a <a href="{@docRoot}/java.base/java/lang/doc-files/ValueBased.html">value-based</a>
  52  * class; programmers should treat instances that are {@linkplain #equals(Object) equal}
  53  * as interchangeable and should not use instances for synchronization, mutexes, or
  54  * with {@linkplain java.lang.ref.Reference object references}.
  55  *
  56  * <div class="preview-block">
  57  *      <div class="preview-comment">
  58  *          When preview features are enabled, {@code Float} is a {@linkplain Class#isValue value class}.
  59  *          Use of value class instances for synchronization, mutexes, or with
  60  *          {@linkplain java.lang.ref.Reference object references} result in
  61  *          {@link IdentityException}.
  62  *      </div>
  63  * </div>
  64  *
  65  * <h2><a id=equivalenceRelation>Floating-point Equality, Equivalence,
  66  * and Comparison</a></h2>
  67  *
  68  * The class {@code java.lang.Double} has a {@linkplain
  69  * Double##equivalenceRelation discussion of equality,
  70  * equivalence, and comparison of floating-point values} that is
  71  * equally applicable to {@code float} values.
  72  *
  73  * <h2><a id=decimalToBinaryConversion>Decimal &harr; Binary Conversion Issues</a></h2>
  74  *
  75  * The {@linkplain Double##decimalToBinaryConversion discussion of binary to
  76  * decimal conversion issues} in {@code java.lang.Double} is also
  77  * applicable to {@code float} values.
  78  *
  79  * @spec https://standards.ieee.org/ieee/754/6210/
  80  *       IEEE Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic
  81  *
  82  * @since 1.0
  83  */
  84 @jdk.internal.MigratedValueClass
  85 @jdk.internal.ValueBased
  86 public final class Float extends Number
  87         implements Comparable<Float>, Constable, ConstantDesc {
  88     /**
  89      * A constant holding the positive infinity of type
  90      * {@code float}. It is equal to the value returned by
  91      * {@code Float.intBitsToFloat(0x7f800000)}.
  92      */
  93     public static final float POSITIVE_INFINITY = 1.0f / 0.0f;
  94 
  95     /**
  96      * A constant holding the negative infinity of type
  97      * {@code float}. It is equal to the value returned by
  98      * {@code Float.intBitsToFloat(0xff800000)}.
  99      */
 100     public static final float NEGATIVE_INFINITY = -1.0f / 0.0f;
 101 
 102     /**
 103      * A constant holding a Not-a-Number (NaN) value of type {@code float}.
 104      * It is {@linkplain Double##equivalenceRelation equivalent}

 565      * @see Double##decimalToBinaryConversion Decimal &harr; Binary Conversion Issues
 566      */
 567     public static Float valueOf(String s) throws NumberFormatException {
 568         return new Float(parseFloat(s));
 569     }
 570 
 571     /**
 572      * Returns a {@code Float} instance representing the specified
 573      * {@code float} value.
 574      * If a new {@code Float} instance is not required, this method
 575      * should generally be used in preference to the constructor
 576      * {@link #Float(float)}, as this method is likely to yield
 577      * significantly better space and time performance by caching
 578      * frequently requested values.
 579      *
 580      * @param  f a float value.
 581      * @return a {@code Float} instance representing {@code f}.
 582      * @since  1.5
 583      */
 584     @IntrinsicCandidate
 585     @DeserializeConstructor
 586     public static Float valueOf(float f) {
 587         return new Float(f);
 588     }
 589 
 590     /**
 591      * Returns a new {@code float} initialized to the value
 592      * represented by the specified {@code String}, as performed
 593      * by the {@code valueOf} method of class {@code Float}.
 594      *
 595      * @param  s the string to be parsed.
 596      * @return the {@code float} value represented by the string
 597      *         argument.
 598      * @throws NullPointerException  if the string is null
 599      * @throws NumberFormatException if the string does not contain a
 600      *               parsable {@code float}.
 601      * @see    java.lang.Float#valueOf(String)
 602      * @see    Double##decimalToBinaryConversion Decimal &harr; Binary Conversion Issues
 603      * @since 1.2
 604      */
 605     public static float parseFloat(String s) throws NumberFormatException {
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