LaTeXML::Number(3pm)					User Contributed Perl Documentation				      LaTeXML::Number(3pm)

NAME

       "LaTeXML::Number" - representation of numbers, dimensions, skips and glue.

DESCRIPTION

       This module defines various dimension and number-like data objects

       "LaTeXML::Number"
	   represents numbers,

       "LaTeXML::Float"
	   represents floating-point numbers,

       "LaTeXML::Dimension"
	   represents dimensions,

       "LaTeXML::MuDimension"
	   represents math dimensions,

       "LaTeXML::Glue"
	   represents glue (skips),

       "LaTeXML::MuGlue"
	   represents math glue,

       "LaTeXML::Pair"
	   represents pairs of numbers

       "LaTeXML::Pairlist"
	   represents list of pairs.

   Common methods
       The following methods apply to all objects.

       "@tokens = $object->unlist;"
	   Return a list of the tokens making up this $object.

       "$string = $object->toString;"
	   Return a string representing $object.

       "$string = $object->ptValue;"
	   Return a value representing $object without the measurement unit (pt) with limited decimal places.

   Numerics methods
       These methods apply to the various numeric objects

       "$n = $object->valueOf;"
	   Return the value in scaled points (ignoring shrink and stretch, if any).

       "$n = $object->smaller($other);"
	   Return $object or $other, whichever is smaller

       "$n = $object->larger($other);"
	   Return $object or $other, whichever is larger

       "$n = $object->absolute;"
	   Return an object representing the absolute value of the $object.

       "$n = $object->sign;"
	   Return an integer: -1 for negatives, 0 for 0 and 1 for positives

       "$n = $object->negate;"
	   Return an object representing the negative of the $object.

       "$n = $object->add($other);"
	   Return an object representing the sum of $object and $other

       "$n = $object->subtract($other);"
	   Return an object representing the difference between $object and $other

       "$n = $object->multiply($n);"
	   Return an object representing the product of $object and $n (a regular number).

AUTHOR

       Bruce Miller <bruce.miller@nist.gov>

COPYRIGHT

       Public domain software, produced as part of work done by the United States Government & not subject to copyright in the US.

perl v5.10.1							    2009-06-11						      LaTeXML::Number(3pm)