Decimal arithmetic for Java[TM] - a proposal

This document describes the IBM proposal for decimal arithmetic for Java; it is also available in PDF (Acrobat) format. Introduction - an overview Design Concepts - key features of the design The BigDecimal class - decimal number objects Fields Constructors Operator methods Other methods The MathContext class - context information Fields Constructors Methods Decimal arithmetic definition - in detail Notes - open questions, etc. Change history

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