Here you can find the source of minus(Number n)
public static Number minus(Number n)
//package com.java2s; /*// w w w. j a v a 2 s . co m * This file is part of FFMQ. * * FFMQ is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * FFMQ is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License * along with FFMQ; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA */ public class Main { /** * Negate a number */ public static Number minus(Number n) { Number value = normalize(n); Class<?> type = value.getClass(); if (type == Long.class) return Long.valueOf(-n.longValue()); return new Double(-n.doubleValue()); } public static Number normalize(Number value) { Class<?> type = value.getClass(); if (type == Long.class || type == Double.class) return value; if (isIntegerType(type)) return Long.valueOf(value.longValue()); else return new Double(value.doubleValue()); } private static boolean isIntegerType(Class<?> type) { return type == Byte.class || type == Short.class || type == Integer.class || type == Long.class; } }