Java long floatValue() method example

public float floatValue()

The floatValue() method of Long class returns the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type float.

Requires Java 1.0 and up

Below is a simple java example on the usage of floatValue() method of Long class.

package com.javatutorialhq.java.examples;

/*
 * This example source code demonstrates the use of  
 * floatValue() method of Long class
 */

public class LongFloatValueExample {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// Declare a new Long variable
		Long value = 123l;

		// get the floatValue() method result
		float result = value.floatValue();

		// print the result
		System.out.println("Result:" + result);
		
		/*
		 * Be careful on using this method
		 * Desired result might differ
		 * because of the widening concept
		 * of java language
		 */

	}

}

Below is the sample output when you run the above example.

• Java Long Class Tutorial
• Java Tutorial

• Oracle Java Documentation