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package ognl;

/**
 * This interface defines some useful constants for describing the various possible
 * numeric types of OGNL.
 */
public interface NumericTypes {
    // Order does matter here... see the getNumericType methods in ognl.g.

    /**
     * Type tag meaning boolean.
     */
    int BOOL = 0;
    /**
     * Type tag meaning byte.
     */
    int BYTE = 1;
    /**
     * Type tag meaning char.
     */
    int CHAR = 2;
    /**
     * Type tag meaning short.
     */
    int SHORT = 3;
    /**
     * Type tag meaning int.
     */
    int INT = 4;
    /**
     * Type tag meaning long.
     */
    int LONG = 5;
    /**
     * Type tag meaning java.math.BigInteger.
     */
    int BIGINT = 6;
    /**
     * Type tag meaning float.
     */
    int FLOAT = 7;
    /**
     * Type tag meaning double.
     */
    int DOUBLE = 8;
    /**
     * Type tag meaning java.math.BigDecimal.
     */
    int BIGDEC = 9;
    /**
     * Type tag meaning something other than a number.
     */
    int NONNUMERIC = 10;

    /**
     * The smallest type tag that represents reals as opposed to integers.  You can see
     * whether a type tag represents reals or integers by comparing the tag to this
     * constant: all tags less than this constant represent integers, and all tags
     * greater than or equal to this constant represent reals.  Of course, you must also
     * check for NONNUMERIC, which means it is not a number at all.
     */
    int MIN_REAL_TYPE = FLOAT;
}
