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/* java.math.BigDecimal -- Arbitrary precision decimals.
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package java.math;

public class BigDecimal extends Number implements Comparable<BigDecimal>
{
  private BigInteger intVal;
  private int scale;
  private int precision = 0;
  private static final long serialVersionUID = 6108874887143696463L;

  /**
   * The constant zero as a BigDecimal with scale zero.
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public static final BigDecimal ZERO = 
    new BigDecimal (BigInteger.ZERO, 0);

  /**
   * The constant one as a BigDecimal with scale zero.
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public static final BigDecimal ONE = 
    new BigDecimal (BigInteger.ONE, 0);

  /**
   * The constant ten as a BigDecimal with scale zero.
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public static final BigDecimal TEN = 
    new BigDecimal (BigInteger.TEN, 0);

  public static final int ROUND_UP = 0;
  public static final int ROUND_DOWN = 1;
  public static final int ROUND_CEILING = 2;
  public static final int ROUND_FLOOR = 3;
  public static final int ROUND_HALF_UP = 4;
  public static final int ROUND_HALF_DOWN = 5;
  public static final int ROUND_HALF_EVEN = 6;
  public static final int ROUND_UNNECESSARY = 7;

  /**
   * Constructs a new BigDecimal whose unscaled value is val and whose
   * scale is zero.
   * @param val the value of the new BigDecimal
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal (int val)
  {
    this.intVal = BigInteger.valueOf(val);
    this.scale = 0;
  }
  
  /**
   * Constructs a BigDecimal using the BigDecimal(int) constructor and then
   * rounds according to the MathContext.
   * @param val the value for the initial (unrounded) BigDecimal
   * @param mc the MathContext specifying the rounding
   * @throws ArithmeticException if the result is inexact but the rounding type
   * is RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal (int val, MathContext mc)
  {
    this (val);
    if (mc.getPrecision() != 0)
      {
        BigDecimal result = this.round(mc);
        this.intVal = result.intVal;
        this.scale = result.scale;
        this.precision = result.precision;
      }    
  }
  
  /**
   * Constructs a new BigDecimal whose unscaled value is val and whose
   * scale is zero.
   * @param val the value of the new BigDecimal
   */
  public BigDecimal (long val)
  {
    this.intVal = BigInteger.valueOf(val);
    this.scale = 0;
  }
  
  /**
   * Constructs a BigDecimal from the long in the same way as BigDecimal(long)
   * and then rounds according to the MathContext.
   * @param val the long from which we create the initial BigDecimal
   * @param mc the MathContext that specifies the rounding behaviour
   * @throws ArithmeticException if the result is inexact but the rounding type
   * is RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal (long val, MathContext mc)
  {
    this(val);
    if (mc.getPrecision() != 0)
      {
        BigDecimal result = this.round(mc);
        this.intVal = result.intVal;
        this.scale = result.scale;
        this.precision = result.precision;
      }    
  }
  
  /**
   * Constructs a BigDecimal whose value is given by num rounded according to 
   * mc.  Since num is already a BigInteger, the rounding refers only to the 
   * precision setting in mc, if mc.getPrecision() returns an int lower than
   * the number of digits in num, then rounding is necessary.
   * @param num the unscaledValue, before rounding
   * @param mc the MathContext that specifies the precision
   * @throws ArithmeticException if the result is inexact but the rounding type
   * is RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY
   * * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal (BigInteger num, MathContext mc)
  {
    this (num, 0);
    if (mc.getPrecision() != 0)
      {
        BigDecimal result = this.round(mc);
        this.intVal = result.intVal;
        this.scale = result.scale;
        this.precision = result.precision;
      }
  }
  
  /**
   * Constructs a BigDecimal from the String val according to the same
   * rules as the BigDecimal(String) constructor and then rounds 
   * according to the MathContext mc.
   * @param val the String from which we construct the initial BigDecimal
   * @param mc the MathContext that specifies the rounding
   * @throws ArithmeticException if the result is inexact but the rounding type
   * is RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY   
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal (String val, MathContext mc)
  {
    this (val);
    if (mc.getPrecision() != 0)
      {
        BigDecimal result = this.round(mc);
        this.intVal = result.intVal;
        this.scale = result.scale;
        this.precision = result.precision;
      }
  }
  
  /**
   * Constructs a BigDecimal whose unscaled value is num and whose
   * scale is zero.
   * @param num the value of the new BigDecimal
   */
  public BigDecimal (BigInteger num) 
  {
    this (num, 0);
  }

  /**
   * Constructs a BigDecimal whose unscaled value is num and whose
   * scale is scale.
   * @param num
   * @param scale
   */
  public BigDecimal (BigInteger num, int scale)
  {
    this.intVal = num;
    this.scale = scale;
  }
  
  /**
   * Constructs a BigDecimal using the BigDecimal(BigInteger, int) 
   * constructor and then rounds according to the MathContext.
   * @param num the unscaled value of the unrounded BigDecimal
   * @param scale the scale of the unrounded BigDecimal
   * @param mc the MathContext specifying the rounding
   * @throws ArithmeticException if the result is inexact but the rounding type
   * is RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal (BigInteger num, int scale, MathContext mc)
  {
    this (num, scale);
    if (mc.getPrecision() != 0)
      {
        BigDecimal result = this.round(mc);
        this.intVal = result.intVal;
        this.scale = result.scale;
        this.precision = result.precision;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Constructs a BigDecimal in the same way as BigDecimal(double) and then
   * rounds according to the MathContext.
   * @param num the double from which the initial BigDecimal is created
   * @param mc the MathContext that specifies the rounding behaviour
   * @throws ArithmeticException if the result is inexact but the rounding type
   * is RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY 
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal (double num, MathContext mc)
  {
    this (num);
    if (mc.getPrecision() != 0)
      {
        BigDecimal result = this.round(mc);
        this.intVal = result.intVal;
        this.scale = result.scale;
        this.precision = result.precision;
      }
  }
  
  public BigDecimal (double num) throws NumberFormatException 
  {
    if (Double.isInfinite (num) || Double.isNaN (num))
      throw new NumberFormatException ("invalid argument: " + num);
    // Note we can't convert NUM to a String and then use the
    // String-based constructor.  The BigDecimal documentation makes
    // it clear that the two constructors work differently.

    final int mantissaBits = 52;
    final int exponentBits = 11;
    final long mantMask = (1L << mantissaBits) - 1;
    final long expMask = (1L << exponentBits) - 1;

    long bits = Double.doubleToLongBits (num);
    long mantissa = bits & mantMask;
    long exponent = (bits >>> mantissaBits) & expMask;
    boolean denormal = exponent == 0;

    // Correct the exponent for the bias.
    exponent -= denormal ? 1022 : 1023;

    // Now correct the exponent to account for the bits to the right
    // of the decimal.
    exponent -= mantissaBits;
    // Ordinary numbers have an implied leading `1' bit.
    if (! denormal)
      mantissa |= (1L << mantissaBits);

    // Shave off factors of 10.
    while (exponent < 0 && (mantissa & 1) == 0)
      {
        ++exponent;
        mantissa >>= 1;
      }

    intVal = BigInteger.valueOf (bits < 0 ? - mantissa : mantissa);
    if (exponent < 0)
      {
        // We have MANTISSA * 2 ^ (EXPONENT).
        // Since (1/2)^N == 5^N * 10^-N we can easily convert this
        // into a power of 10.
        scale = (int) (- exponent);
        BigInteger mult = BigInteger.valueOf (5).pow (scale);
        intVal = intVal.multiply (mult);
      }
    else
      {
        intVal = intVal.shiftLeft ((int) exponent);
        scale = 0;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Constructs a BigDecimal from the char subarray and rounding 
   * according to the MathContext.
   * @param in the char array
   * @param offset the start of the subarray
   * @param len the length of the subarray
   * @param mc the MathContext for rounding
   * @throws NumberFormatException if the char subarray is not a valid 
   * BigDecimal representation
   * @throws ArithmeticException if the result is inexact but the rounding 
   * mode is RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal(char[] in, int offset, int len, MathContext mc)
  {
    this(in, offset, len);
    // If mc has precision other than zero then we must round.
    if (mc.getPrecision() != 0)
      {
        BigDecimal temp = this.round(mc);
        this.intVal = temp.intVal;
        this.scale = temp.scale;
        this.precision = temp.precision;
      }
  }
  
  /**
   * Constructs a BigDecimal from the char array and rounding according
   * to the MathContext. 
   * @param in the char array
   * @param mc the MathContext
   * @throws NumberFormatException if <code>in</code> is not a valid BigDecimal
   * representation
   * @throws ArithmeticException if the result is inexact but the rounding mode
   * is RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal(char[] in, MathContext mc)
  {
    this(in, 0, in.length);
    // If mc has precision other than zero then we must round.
    if (mc.getPrecision() != 0)
      {
        BigDecimal temp = this.round(mc);
        this.intVal = temp.intVal;
        this.scale = temp.scale;
        this.precision = temp.precision;
      } 
  }
  
  /**
   * Constructs a BigDecimal from the given char array, accepting the same
   * sequence of characters as the BigDecimal(String) constructor.
   * @param in the char array
   * @throws NumberFormatException if <code>in</code> is not a valid BigDecimal
   * representation
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal(char[] in)
  {
    this(in, 0, in.length);
  }
  
  /**
   * Constructs a BigDecimal from a char subarray, accepting the same sequence
   * of characters as the BigDecimal(String) constructor.  
   * @param in the char array
   * @param offset the start of the subarray
   * @param len the length of the subarray
   * @throws NumberFormatException if <code>in</code> is not a valid
   * BigDecimal representation.
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal(char[] in, int offset, int len)
  {
    //  start is the index into the char array where the significand starts
    int start = offset;
    //  end is one greater than the index of the last character used
    int end = offset + len;
    //  point is the index into the char array where the exponent starts
    //  (or, if there is no exponent, this is equal to end)
    int point = offset;
    //  dot is the index into the char array where the decimal point is 
    //  found, or -1 if there is no decimal point
    int dot = -1;
    
    //  The following examples show what these variables mean.  Note that
    //  point and dot don't yet have the correct values, they will be 
    //  properly assigned in a loop later on in this method.
    //
    //  Example 1
    //
    //         +  1  0  2  .  4  6  9
    //  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
    //
    //  offset = 2, len = 8, start = 3, dot = 6, point = end = 10
    //
    //  Example 2
    //
    //         +  2  3  4  .  6  1  3  E  -  1
    //  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
    //
    //  offset = 2, len = 11, start = 3, dot = 6, point = 10, end = 13
    //
    //  Example 3
    //
    //         -  1  2  3  4  5  e  7  
    //  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
    //
    //  offset = 2, len = 8, start = 3, dot = -1, point = 8, end = 10 
    
    //  Determine the sign of the number.
    boolean negative = false;
    if (in[offset] == '+')
      {
        ++start;
        ++point;
      }
    else if (in[offset] == '-')
      {
        ++start;
        ++point;
        negative = true;
      }

    //  Check each character looking for the decimal point and the 
    //  start of the exponent.
    while (point < end)
      {
        char c = in[point];
        if (c == '.')
          {
            // If dot != -1 then we've seen more than one decimal point.
            if (dot != -1)
              throw new NumberFormatException("multiple `.'s in number");
            dot = point;
          }
        // Break when we reach the start of the exponent.
        else if (c == 'e' || c == 'E')
          break;
        // Throw an exception if the character was not a decimal or an 
        // exponent and is not a digit.
        else if (!Character.isDigit(c))
          throw new NumberFormatException("unrecognized character at " + point
                                          + ": " + c);
        ++point;
      }

    // val is a StringBuilder from which we'll create a BigInteger
    // which will be the unscaled value for this BigDecimal
    StringBuilder val = new StringBuilder(point - start - 1);
    if (dot != -1)
      {
        // If there was a decimal we must combine the two parts that 
        // contain only digits and we must set the scale properly.
        val.append(in, start, dot - start);
        val.append(in, dot + 1, point - dot - 1);
        scale = point - 1 - dot;
      }
    else
      {
        // If there was no decimal then the unscaled value is just the number
        // formed from all the digits and the scale is zero.
        val.append(in, start, point - start);
        scale = 0;
      }
    if (val.length() == 0)
      throw new NumberFormatException("no digits seen");

    // Prepend a negative sign if necessary.
    if (negative)
      val.insert(0, '-');
    intVal = new BigInteger(val.toString());

    // Now parse exponent.
    // If point < end that means we broke out of the previous loop when we
    // saw an 'e' or an 'E'.
    if (point < end)
      {
        point++;
        // Ignore a '+' sign.
        if (in[point] == '+')
          point++;

        // Throw an exception if there were no digits found after the 'e'
        // or 'E'.
        if (point >= end)
          throw new NumberFormatException("no exponent following e or E");

        try
          {
            // Adjust the scale according to the exponent.  
            // Remember that the value of a BigDecimal is
            // unscaledValue x Math.pow(10, -scale)
            scale -= Integer.parseInt(new String(in, point, end - point));
          }
        catch (NumberFormatException ex)
          {
            throw new NumberFormatException("malformed exponent");
          }
      }
  }
  
  public BigDecimal (String num) throws NumberFormatException 
  {
    int len = num.length();
    int start = 0, point = 0;
    int dot = -1;
    boolean negative = false;
    if (num.charAt(0) == '+')
      {
        ++start;
        ++point;
      }
    else if (num.charAt(0) == '-')
      {
        ++start;
        ++point;
        negative = true;
      }

    while (point < len)
      {
        char c = num.charAt (point);
        if (c == '.')
          {
            if (dot >= 0)
              throw new NumberFormatException ("multiple `.'s in number");
            dot = point;
          }
        else if (c == 'e' || c == 'E')
          break;
        else if (Character.digit (c, 10) < 0)
          throw new NumberFormatException ("unrecognized character: " + c);
        ++point;
      }

    String val;
    if (dot >= 0)
      {
        val = num.substring (start, dot) + num.substring (dot + 1, point);
        scale = point - 1 - dot;
      }
    else
      {
        val = num.substring (start, point);
        scale = 0;
      }
    if (val.length () == 0)
      throw new NumberFormatException ("no digits seen");

    if (negative)
      val = "-" + val;
    intVal = new BigInteger (val);

    // Now parse exponent.
    if (point < len)
      {
        point++;
        if (num.charAt(point) == '+')
          point++;

        if (point >= len )
          throw new NumberFormatException ("no exponent following e or E");
        
        try 
          {         
        scale -= Integer.parseInt (num.substring (point));
          }
        catch (NumberFormatException ex) 
          {
            throw new NumberFormatException ("malformed exponent");
          }
      }
  }

  public static BigDecimal valueOf (long val) 
  {
    return valueOf (val, 0);
  }

  public static BigDecimal valueOf (long val, int scale) 
    throws NumberFormatException 
  {
    if ((scale == 0) && ((int)val == val))
      switch ((int) val)
        {
        case 0:
          return ZERO;
        case 1:
          return ONE;
        }

    return new BigDecimal (BigInteger.valueOf (val), scale);
  }

  public BigDecimal add (BigDecimal val) 
  {
    // For addition, need to line up decimals.  Note that the movePointRight
    // method cannot be used for this as it might return a BigDecimal with
    // scale == 0 instead of the scale we need.
    BigInteger op1 = intVal;
    BigInteger op2 = val.intVal;
    if (scale < val.scale)
      op1 = op1.multiply (BigInteger.TEN.pow (val.scale - scale));
    else if (scale > val.scale)
      op2 = op2.multiply (BigInteger.TEN.pow (scale - val.scale));

    return new BigDecimal (op1.add (op2), Math.max (scale, val.scale));
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal whose value is found first by calling the 
   * method add(val) and then by rounding according to the MathContext mc.
   * @param val the augend
   * @param mc the MathContext for rounding
   * @throws ArithmeticException if the value is inexact but the rounding is
   * RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY
   * @return <code>this</code> + <code>val</code>, rounded if need be
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal add (BigDecimal val, MathContext mc)
  {
    return add(val).round(mc);
  }

  public BigDecimal subtract (BigDecimal val) 
  {
    return this.add(val.negate());
  }

  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal whose value is found first by calling the 
   * method subtract(val) and then by rounding according to the MathContext mc.
   * @param val the subtrahend
   * @param mc the MathContext for rounding
   * @throws ArithmeticException if the value is inexact but the rounding is
   * RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY
   * @return <code>this</code> - <code>val</code>, rounded if need be
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal subtract (BigDecimal val, MathContext mc)
  {
    return subtract(val).round(mc);
  }

  public BigDecimal multiply (BigDecimal val) 
  {
    return new BigDecimal (intVal.multiply (val.intVal), scale + val.scale);
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal whose value is (this x val) before it is rounded
   * according to the MathContext mc. 
   * @param val the multiplicand
   * @param mc the MathContext for rounding
   * @return a new BigDecimal with value approximately (this x val)
   * @throws ArithmeticException if the value is inexact but the rounding mode
   * is RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal multiply (BigDecimal val, MathContext mc)
  {
    return multiply(val).round(mc);
  }

  public BigDecimal divide (BigDecimal val, int roundingMode) 
    throws ArithmeticException, IllegalArgumentException 
  {
    return divide (val, scale, roundingMode);
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal whose value is (this / val), with the specified scale
   * and rounding according to the RoundingMode 
   * @param val the divisor
   * @param scale the scale of the BigDecimal returned
   * @param roundingMode the rounding mode to use
   * @return a BigDecimal whose value is approximately (this / val)
   * @throws ArithmeticException if divisor is zero or the rounding mode is
   * UNNECESSARY but the specified scale cannot represent the value exactly
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal divide(BigDecimal val, 
                           int scale, RoundingMode roundingMode)
  {
    return divide (val, scale, roundingMode.ordinal());
  }

  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal whose value is (this / val) rounded according to the
   * RoundingMode
   * @param val the divisor
   * @param roundingMode the rounding mode to use
   * @return a BigDecimal whose value is approximately (this / val)
   * @throws ArithmeticException if divisor is zero or the rounding mode is
   * UNNECESSARY but the specified scale cannot represent the value exactly
   */
  public BigDecimal divide (BigDecimal val, RoundingMode roundingMode)
  {
    return divide (val, scale, roundingMode.ordinal());
  }
  
  public BigDecimal divide(BigDecimal val, int newScale, int roundingMode)
    throws ArithmeticException, IllegalArgumentException 
  {
    if (roundingMode < 0 || roundingMode > 7)
      throw 
        new IllegalArgumentException("illegal rounding mode: " + roundingMode);

    if (intVal.signum () == 0)  // handle special case of 0.0/0.0
      return newScale == 0 ? ZERO : new BigDecimal (ZERO.intVal, newScale);
    
    // Ensure that pow gets a non-negative value.
    BigInteger valIntVal = val.intVal;
    int power = newScale - (scale - val.scale);
    if (power < 0)
      {
        // Effectively increase the scale of val to avoid an
        // ArithmeticException for a negative power.
        valIntVal = valIntVal.multiply (BigInteger.TEN.pow (-power));
        power = 0;
      }

    BigInteger dividend = intVal.multiply (BigInteger.TEN.pow (power));
    
    BigInteger parts[] = dividend.divideAndRemainder (valIntVal);

    BigInteger unrounded = parts[0];
    if (parts[1].signum () == 0) // no remainder, no rounding necessary
      return new BigDecimal (unrounded, newScale);

    if (roundingMode == ROUND_UNNECESSARY)
      throw new ArithmeticException ("Rounding necessary");

    int sign = intVal.signum () * valIntVal.signum ();

    if (roundingMode == ROUND_CEILING)
      roundingMode = (sign > 0) ? ROUND_UP : ROUND_DOWN;
    else if (roundingMode == ROUND_FLOOR)
      roundingMode = (sign < 0) ? ROUND_UP : ROUND_DOWN;
    else
      {
        // half is -1 if remainder*2 < positive intValue (*power), 0 if equal,
        // 1 if >. This implies that the remainder to round is less than,
        // equal to, or greater than half way to the next digit.
        BigInteger posRemainder
          = parts[1].signum () < 0 ? parts[1].negate() : parts[1];
        valIntVal = valIntVal.signum () < 0 ? valIntVal.negate () : valIntVal;
        int half = posRemainder.shiftLeft(1).compareTo(valIntVal);

        switch(roundingMode)
          {
          case ROUND_HALF_UP:
            roundingMode = (half < 0) ? ROUND_DOWN : ROUND_UP;
            break;
          case ROUND_HALF_DOWN:
            roundingMode = (half > 0) ? ROUND_UP : ROUND_DOWN;
            break;
          case ROUND_HALF_EVEN:
            if (half < 0)
              roundingMode = ROUND_DOWN;
            else if (half > 0)
              roundingMode = ROUND_UP;
            else if (unrounded.testBit(0)) // odd, then ROUND_HALF_UP
              roundingMode = ROUND_UP;
            else                           // even, ROUND_HALF_DOWN
              roundingMode = ROUND_DOWN;
            break;
          }
      }

    if (roundingMode == ROUND_UP)
      unrounded = unrounded.add (BigInteger.valueOf (sign > 0 ? 1 : -1));

    // roundingMode == ROUND_DOWN
    return new BigDecimal (unrounded, newScale);
  }
  
  /**
   * Performs division, if the resulting quotient requires rounding
   * (has a nonterminating decimal expansion), 
   * an ArithmeticException is thrown. 
   * #see divide(BigDecimal, int, int)
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal divide(BigDecimal divisor)
    throws ArithmeticException, IllegalArgumentException 
  {
    return divide(divisor, scale, ROUND_UNNECESSARY);
  }

  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal whose value is the remainder in the quotient
   * this / val.  This is obtained by 
   * subtract(divideToIntegralValue(val).multiply(val)).  
   * @param val the divisor
   * @return a BigDecimal whose value is the remainder
   * @throws ArithmeticException if val == 0
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal remainder(BigDecimal val)
  {
    return subtract(divideToIntegralValue(val).multiply(val));
  }

  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal array, the first element of which is the integer part
   * of this / val, and the second element of which is the remainder of 
   * that quotient.
   * @param val the divisor
   * @return the above described BigDecimal array
   * @throws ArithmeticException if val == 0
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal[] divideAndRemainder(BigDecimal val)
  {
    BigDecimal[] result = new BigDecimal[2];
    result[0] = divideToIntegralValue(val);
    result[1] = subtract(result[0].multiply(val));
    return result;
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal whose value is the integer part of the quotient 
   * this / val.  The preferred scale is this.scale - val.scale.
   * @param val the divisor
   * @return a BigDecimal whose value is the integer part of this / val.
   * @throws ArithmeticException if val == 0
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal divideToIntegralValue(BigDecimal val)
  {
    return divide(val, ROUND_DOWN).floor().setScale(scale - val.scale, ROUND_DOWN);
  }
  
  /**
   * Mutates this BigDecimal into one with no fractional part, whose value is 
   * equal to the largest integer that is <= to this BigDecimal.  Note that
   * since this method is private it is okay to mutate this BigDecimal.
   * @return the BigDecimal obtained through the floor operation on this 
   * BigDecimal.
   */
  private BigDecimal floor()
  {
    if (scale <= 0)
      return this;
    String intValStr = intVal.toString();
    intValStr = intValStr.substring(0, intValStr.length() - scale);
    intVal = new BigInteger(intValStr).multiply(BigInteger.TEN.pow(scale));
    return this;
  }
    
  public int compareTo (BigDecimal val) 
  {
    if (scale == val.scale)
      return intVal.compareTo (val.intVal);

    BigInteger thisParts[] = 
      intVal.divideAndRemainder (BigInteger.TEN.pow (scale));
    BigInteger valParts[] =
      val.intVal.divideAndRemainder (BigInteger.TEN.pow (val.scale));
    
    int compare;
    if ((compare = thisParts[0].compareTo (valParts[0])) != 0)
      return compare;

    // quotients are the same, so compare remainders

    // Add some trailing zeros to the remainder with the smallest scale
    if (scale < val.scale)
      thisParts[1] = thisParts[1].multiply
                        (BigInteger.valueOf (10).pow (val.scale - scale));
    else if (scale > val.scale)
      valParts[1] = valParts[1].multiply
                        (BigInteger.valueOf (10).pow (scale - val.scale));

    // and compare them
    return thisParts[1].compareTo (valParts[1]);
  }

  public boolean equals (Object o) 
  {
    return (o instanceof BigDecimal 
            && scale == ((BigDecimal) o).scale
            && compareTo ((BigDecimal) o) == 0);
  }

  public int hashCode() 
  {
    return intValue() ^ scale;
  }

  public BigDecimal max (BigDecimal val)
  {
    switch (compareTo (val)) 
      {
      case 1:
        return this;
      default:
        return val;
      }
  }

  public BigDecimal min (BigDecimal val) 
  {
    switch (compareTo (val)) 
      {
      case -1:
        return this;
      default:
        return val;
      }
  }

  public BigDecimal movePointLeft (int n)
  {
    return (n < 0) ? movePointRight (-n) : new BigDecimal (intVal, scale + n);
  }

  public BigDecimal movePointRight (int n)
  {
    if (n < 0)
      return movePointLeft (-n);

    if (scale >= n)
      return new BigDecimal (intVal, scale - n);

    return new BigDecimal (intVal.multiply 
                           (BigInteger.TEN.pow (n - scale)), 0);
  }

  public int signum () 
  {
    return intVal.signum ();
  }

  public int scale () 
  {
    return scale;
  }
  
  public BigInteger unscaledValue()
  {
    return intVal;
  }

  public BigDecimal abs () 
  {
    return new BigDecimal (intVal.abs (), scale);
  }

  public BigDecimal negate () 
  {
    return new BigDecimal (intVal.negate (), scale);
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal whose value is found first by negating this via
   * the negate() method, then by rounding according to the MathContext mc.
   * @param mc the MathContext for rounding
   * @return a BigDecimal whose value is approximately (-this)
   * @throws ArithmeticException if the value is inexact but the rounding mode
   * is RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal negate(MathContext mc)
  {
    BigDecimal result = negate();
    if (mc.getPrecision() != 0)
      result = result.round(mc);
    return result;
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns this BigDecimal.  This is included for symmetry with the 
   * method negate().
   * @return this
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal plus()
  {
    return this;
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal whose value is found by rounding <code>this</code> 
   * according to the MathContext.  This is the same as round(MathContext).
   * @param mc the MathContext for rounding
   * @return a BigDecimal whose value is <code>this</code> before being rounded
   * @throws ArithmeticException if the value is inexact but the rounding mode
   * is RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal plus(MathContext mc)
  {
    return round(mc);
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal which is this BigDecimal rounded according to the
   * MathContext rounding settings.
   * @param mc the MathContext that tells us how to round
   * @return the rounded BigDecimal
   */
  public BigDecimal round(MathContext mc)
  {
    int mcPrecision = mc.getPrecision();
    int numToChop = precision() - mcPrecision;
    // If mc specifies not to chop any digits or if we've already chopped 
    // enough digits (say by using a MathContext in the constructor for this
    // BigDecimal) then just return this.
    if (mcPrecision == 0 || numToChop <= 0)
      return this;
    
    // Make a new BigDecimal which is the correct power of 10 to chop off
    // the required number of digits and then call divide.
    BigDecimal div = new BigDecimal(BigInteger.TEN.pow(numToChop));
    BigDecimal rounded = divide(div, scale, mc.getRoundingMode().ordinal());
    rounded.scale -= numToChop;
    rounded.precision = mcPrecision;
    return rounded;
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns the precision of this BigDecimal (the number of digits in the
   * unscaled value).  The precision of a zero value is 1.
   * @return the number of digits in the unscaled value, or 1 if the value 
   * is zero.
   */
  public int precision()
  {
    if (precision == 0)
      {
        String s = intVal.toString();
        precision = s.length() - (( s.charAt(0) == '-' ) ? 1 : 0);
      }
    return precision;
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns the String representation of this BigDecimal, using scientific
   * notation if necessary.  The following steps are taken to generate
   * the result:
   * 
   * 1. the BigInteger unscaledValue's toString method is called and if
   * <code>scale == 0<code> is returned.
   * 2. an <code>int adjExp</code> is created which is equal to the negation
   * of <code>scale</code> plus the number of digits in the unscaled value, 
   * minus one.
   * 3. if <code>scale >= 0 && adjExp >= -6</code> then we represent this 
   * BigDecimal without scientific notation.  A decimal is added if the 
   * scale is positive and zeros are prepended as necessary.
   * 4. if scale is negative or adjExp is less than -6 we use scientific
   * notation.  If the unscaled value has more than one digit, a decimal 
   * as inserted after the first digit, the character 'E' is appended
   * and adjExp is appended.
   */
  public String toString()
  {
    // bigStr is the String representation of the unscaled value.  If
    // scale is zero we simply return this.
    String bigStr = intVal.toString();
    if (scale == 0)
      return bigStr;

    boolean negative = (bigStr.charAt(0) == '-');
    int point = bigStr.length() - scale - (negative ? 1 : 0);

    StringBuilder val = new StringBuilder();

    if (scale >= 0 && (point - 1) >= -6)
      {
        // Convert to character form without scientific notation.
        if (point <= 0)
          {
            // Zeros need to be prepended to the StringBuilder.
            if (negative)
              val.append('-');
            // Prepend a '0' and a '.' and then as many more '0's as necessary.
            val.append('0').append('.');
            while (point < 0)
              {
                val.append('0');
                point++;
              }
            // Append the unscaled value.
            val.append(bigStr.substring(negative ? 1 : 0));
          }
        else
          {
            // No zeros need to be prepended so the String is simply the 
            // unscaled value with the decimal point inserted.
            val.append(bigStr);
            val.insert(point + (negative ? 1 : 0), '.');
          }
      }
    else
      {
        // We must use scientific notation to represent this BigDecimal.
        val.append(bigStr);
        // If there is more than one digit in the unscaled value we put a 
        // decimal after the first digit.
        if (bigStr.length() > 1)
          val.insert( ( negative ? 2 : 1 ), '.');
        // And then append 'E' and the exponent = (point - 1).
        val.append('E');
        if (point - 1 >= 0)
          val.append('+');
        val.append( point - 1 );
      }
    return val.toString();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the String representation of this BigDecimal, using engineering
   * notation if necessary.  This is similar to toString() but when exponents 
   * are used the exponent is made to be a multiple of 3 such that the integer
   * part is between 1 and 999.
   * 
   * @return a String representation of this BigDecimal in engineering notation
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public String toEngineeringString()
  {
    // bigStr is the String representation of the unscaled value.  If
    // scale is zero we simply return this.
    String bigStr = intVal.toString();
    if (scale == 0)
      return bigStr;

    boolean negative = (bigStr.charAt(0) == '-');
    int point = bigStr.length() - scale - (negative ? 1 : 0);

    // This is the adjusted exponent described above.
    int adjExp = point - 1;
    StringBuilder val = new StringBuilder();

    if (scale >= 0 && adjExp >= -6)
      {
        // Convert to character form without scientific notation.
        if (point <= 0)
          {
            // Zeros need to be prepended to the StringBuilder.
            if (negative)
              val.append('-');
            // Prepend a '0' and a '.' and then as many more '0's as necessary.
            val.append('0').append('.');
            while (point < 0)
              {
                val.append('0');
                point++;
              }
            // Append the unscaled value.
            val.append(bigStr.substring(negative ? 1 : 0));
          }
        else
          {
            // No zeros need to be prepended so the String is simply the 
            // unscaled value with the decimal point inserted.
            val.append(bigStr);
            val.insert(point + (negative ? 1 : 0), '.');
          }
      }
    else
      {
        // We must use scientific notation to represent this BigDecimal.
        // The exponent must be a multiple of 3 and the integer part
        // must be between 1 and 999.
        val.append(bigStr);        
        int zeros = adjExp % 3;
        int dot = 1;
        if (adjExp > 0)
          {
            // If the exponent is positive we just move the decimal to the
            // right and decrease the exponent until it is a multiple of 3.
            dot += zeros;
            adjExp -= zeros;
          }
        else
          {
            // If the exponent is negative then we move the dot to the right
            // and decrease the exponent (increase its magnitude) until 
            // it is a multiple of 3.  Note that this is not adjExp -= zeros
            // because the mod operator doesn't give us the distance to the 
            // correct multiple of 3.  (-5 mod 3) is -2 but the distance from
            // -5 to the correct multiple of 3 (-6) is 1, not 2.
            if (zeros == -2)
              {
                dot += 1;
                adjExp -= 1;
              }
            else if (zeros == -1)
              {
                dot += 2;
                adjExp -= 2;
              }
          }

        // Either we have to append zeros because, for example, 1.1E+5 should
        // be 110E+3, or we just have to put the decimal in the right place.
        if (dot > val.length())
          {
            while (dot > val.length())
              val.append('0');
          }
        else if (bigStr.length() > dot)
          val.insert(dot + (negative ? 1 : 0), '.');
        
        // And then append 'E' and the exponent (adjExp).
        val.append('E');
        if (adjExp >= 0)
          val.append('+');
        val.append(adjExp);
      }
    return val.toString();
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns a String representation of this BigDecimal without using 
   * scientific notation.  This is how toString() worked for releases 1.4
   * and previous.  Zeros may be added to the end of the String.  For
   * example, an unscaled value of 1234 and a scale of -3 would result in 
   * the String 1234000, but the toString() method would return 
   * 1.234E+6.
   * @return a String representation of this BigDecimal
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public String toPlainString()
  {
    // If the scale is zero we simply return the String representation of the 
    // unscaled value.
    String bigStr = intVal.toString();
    if (scale == 0)
      return bigStr;

    // Remember if we have to put a negative sign at the start.
    boolean negative = (bigStr.charAt(0) == '-');

    int point = bigStr.length() - scale - (negative ? 1 : 0);

    StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(bigStr.length() + 2
                                       + (point <= 0 ? (-point + 1) : 0));
    if (point <= 0)
      {
        // We have to prepend zeros and a decimal point.
        if (negative)
          sb.append('-');
        sb.append('0').append('.');
        while (point < 0)
          {
            sb.append('0');
            point++;
          }
        sb.append(bigStr.substring(negative ? 1 : 0));
      }
    else if (point < bigStr.length())
      {
        // No zeros need to be prepended or appended, just put the decimal
        // in the right place.
        sb.append(bigStr);
        sb.insert(point + (negative ? 1 : 0), '.');
      }
    else
      {
        // We must append zeros instead of using scientific notation.
        sb.append(bigStr);
        for (int i = bigStr.length(); i < point; i++)
          sb.append('0');
      }
    return sb.toString();
  }
  
  /**
   * Converts this BigDecimal to a BigInteger.  Any fractional part will
   * be discarded.
   * @return a BigDecimal whose value is equal to floor[this]
   */
  public BigInteger toBigInteger () 
  {
    // If scale > 0 then we must divide, if scale > 0 then we must multiply,
    // and if scale is zero then we just return intVal;
    if (scale > 0)
      return intVal.divide (BigInteger.TEN.pow (scale));
    else if (scale < 0)
      return intVal.multiply(BigInteger.TEN.pow(-scale));
    return intVal;
  }
  
  /**
   * Converts this BigDecimal into a BigInteger, throwing an 
   * ArithmeticException if the conversion is not exact.
   * @return a BigInteger whose value is equal to the value of this BigDecimal
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigInteger toBigIntegerExact()
  {
    if (scale > 0)
      {
        // If we have to divide, we must check if the result is exact.
        BigInteger[] result = 
          intVal.divideAndRemainder(BigInteger.TEN.pow(scale));
        if (result[1].equals(BigInteger.ZERO))
          return result[0];
        throw new ArithmeticException("No exact BigInteger representation");
      }
    else if (scale < 0)
      // If we're multiplying instead, then we needn't check for exactness.
      return intVal.multiply(BigInteger.TEN.pow(-scale));
    // If the scale is zero we can simply return intVal.
    return intVal;
  }

  public int intValue () 
  {
    return toBigInteger ().intValue ();
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal which is numerically equal to this BigDecimal but 
   * with no trailing zeros in the representation.  For example, if this 
   * BigDecimal has [unscaledValue, scale] = [6313000, 4] this method returns
   * a BigDecimal with [unscaledValue, scale] = [6313, 1].  As another 
   * example, [12400, -2] would become [124, -4].
   * @return a numerically equal BigDecimal with no trailing zeros
   */
  public BigDecimal stripTrailingZeros()  
  {
    String intValStr = intVal.toString();
    int newScale = scale;
    int pointer = intValStr.length() - 1;
    // This loop adjusts pointer which will be used to give us the substring
    // of intValStr to use in our new BigDecimal, and also accordingly
    // adjusts the scale of our new BigDecimal.
    while (intValStr.charAt(pointer) == '0')
      {
        pointer --;
        newScale --;
      }
    // Create a new BigDecimal with the appropriate substring and then
    // set its scale.
    BigDecimal result = new BigDecimal(intValStr.substring(0, pointer + 1));    
    result.scale = newScale;
    return result;
  }

  public long longValue ()
  {
    return toBigInteger().longValue();
  }

  public float floatValue() 
  {
    return Float.valueOf(toString()).floatValue();
  }

  public double doubleValue() 
  {
    return Double.valueOf(toString()).doubleValue();
  }

  public BigDecimal setScale (int scale) throws ArithmeticException
  {
    return setScale (scale, ROUND_UNNECESSARY);
  }

  public BigDecimal setScale (int scale, int roundingMode)
    throws ArithmeticException, IllegalArgumentException
  {
    // NOTE: The 1.5 JRE doesn't throw this, ones prior to it do and
    // the spec says it should. Nevertheless, if 1.6 doesn't fix this
    // we should consider removing it.
    if( scale < 0 ) throw new ArithmeticException("Scale parameter < 0.");
    return divide (ONE, scale, roundingMode);
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal whose value is the same as this BigDecimal but whose
   * representation has a scale of <code>newScale</code>.  If the scale is
   * reduced then rounding may occur, according to the RoundingMode.
   * @param newScale
   * @param roundingMode
   * @return a BigDecimal whose scale is as given, whose value is 
   * <code>this</code> with possible rounding
   * @throws ArithmeticException if the rounding mode is UNNECESSARY but 
   * rounding is required 
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal setScale(int newScale, RoundingMode roundingMode)
  {
    return setScale(newScale, roundingMode.ordinal());
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns a new BigDecimal constructed from the BigDecimal(String) 
   * constructor using the Double.toString(double) method to obtain
   * the String.
   * @param val the double value used in Double.toString(double)
   * @return a BigDecimal representation of val
   * @throws NumberFormatException if val is NaN or infinite
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public static BigDecimal valueOf(double val)
  {
    if (Double.isInfinite(val) || Double.isNaN(val))
      throw new NumberFormatException("argument cannot be NaN or infinite.");
    return new BigDecimal(Double.toString(val));
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal whose numerical value is the numerical value
   * of this BigDecimal multiplied by 10 to the power of <code>n</code>. 
   * @param n the power of ten
   * @return the new BigDecimal
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal scaleByPowerOfTen(int n)
  {
    BigDecimal result = new BigDecimal(intVal, scale - n);
    result.precision = precision;
    return result;
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal whose value is <code>this</code> to the power of 
   * <code>n</code>. 
   * @param n the power
   * @return the new BigDecimal
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal pow(int n)
  {
    if (n < 0 || n > 999999999)
      throw new ArithmeticException("n must be between 0 and 999999999");
    BigDecimal result = new BigDecimal(intVal.pow(n), scale * n);
    return result;
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal whose value is determined by first calling pow(n)
   * and then by rounding according to the MathContext mc.
   * @param n the power
   * @param mc the MathContext
   * @return the new BigDecimal
   * @throws ArithmeticException if n < 0 or n > 999999999 or if the result is
   * inexact but the rounding is RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal pow(int n, MathContext mc)
  {
    // FIXME: The specs claim to use the X3.274-1996 algorithm.  We
    // currently do not.
    return pow(n).round(mc);
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns a BigDecimal whose value is the absolute value of this BigDecimal
   * with rounding according to the given MathContext.
   * @param mc the MathContext
   * @return the new BigDecimal
   */
  public BigDecimal abs(MathContext mc)
  {
    BigDecimal result = abs();
    result = result.round(mc);
    return result;
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns the size of a unit in the last place of this BigDecimal.  This
   * returns a BigDecimal with [unscaledValue, scale] = [1, this.scale()].
   * @return the size of a unit in the last place of <code>this</code>.
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public BigDecimal ulp()
  {
    return new BigDecimal(BigInteger.ONE, scale);
  }
  
  /**
   * Converts this BigDecimal to a long value.
   * @return the long value
   * @throws ArithmeticException if rounding occurs or if overflow occurs
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public long longValueExact()
  {
    // Set scale will throw an exception if rounding occurs.
    BigDecimal temp = setScale(0, ROUND_UNNECESSARY);
    BigInteger tempVal = temp.intVal;
    // Check for overflow.
    long result = intVal.longValue();
    if (tempVal.compareTo(BigInteger.valueOf(Long.MAX_VALUE)) > 1
        || (result < 0 && signum() == 1) || (result > 0 && signum() == -1))
      throw new ArithmeticException("this BigDecimal is too " +
            "large to fit into the return type");
    
    return intVal.longValue();
  }
  
  /**
   * Converts this BigDecimal into an int by first calling longValueExact
   * and then checking that the <code>long</code> returned from that
   * method fits into an <code>int</code>.
   * @return an int whose value is <code>this</code>
   * @throws ArithmeticException if this BigDecimal has a fractional part
   * or is too large to fit into an int.
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public int intValueExact()
  {
    long temp = longValueExact();
    int result = (int)temp;
    if (result != temp)
      throw new ArithmeticException ("this BigDecimal cannot fit into an int");
    return result;
  }
  
  /**
   * Converts this BigDecimal into a byte by first calling longValueExact
   * and then checking that the <code>long</code> returned from that
   * method fits into a <code>byte</code>.
   * @return a byte whose value is <code>this</code>
   * @throws ArithmeticException if this BigDecimal has a fractional part
   * or is too large to fit into a byte.
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public byte byteValueExact()
  {
    long temp = longValueExact();
    byte result = (byte)temp;
    if (result != temp)
      throw new ArithmeticException ("this BigDecimal cannot fit into a byte");
    return result;
  }
  
  /**
   * Converts this BigDecimal into a short by first calling longValueExact
   * and then checking that the <code>long</code> returned from that
   * method fits into a <code>short</code>.
   * @return a short whose value is <code>this</code>
   * @throws ArithmeticException if this BigDecimal has a fractional part
   * or is too large to fit into a short.
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public short shortValueExact()
  {
    long temp = longValueExact();
    short result = (short)temp;
    if (result != temp)
      throw new ArithmeticException ("this BigDecimal cannot fit into a short");
    return result;
  }
}