Java Float Array Create toFloatValue(Object number)

Description

Returns the number object as a float

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
number	this can be a String or any number type

Return

a float value or an exception

Declaration

public static float toFloatValue(Object number) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the number object as a float
     * @param number this can be a String or any number type
     * @return a float value or an exception
     */
    public static float toFloatValue(Object number) {
        // we should convert this to use Number
        if (number instanceof Float) {
            return ((Float) number).floatValue();
        }
        if (number instanceof Long) {
            return ((Long) number).floatValue();
        }
        if (number instanceof Integer) {
            return ((Integer) number).floatValue();
        }
        if (number instanceof String) {
            return Float.parseFloat((String) number);
        }
        if (number instanceof Double) {
            return ((Double) number).floatValue();
        }
        /*if(number instanceof Short) {
        return ((Short)number).floatValue();
        }
        if(number instanceof Byte) {
        return ((Byte)number).floatValue();
        }*/
        if (number instanceof Boolean) {
            Boolean b = (Boolean) number;
            if (b.booleanValue()) {
                return 1;
            }
            return 0;
        }
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a number: " + number);
    }
}

Related

1. toFloats(double[] d)
2. toFloats(final double[] array)
3. toFloats(Float[] values)
4. toFloats(Object[] extraArgs)
5. toFloats(String floatArray)
6. toFloatWithoutOverflow(double value)