Long Class

Contains methods for the Long primitive data type.

Namespace

System

Usage

For more information on Long, see Primitive Data Types.

Long Methods

The following are methods for Long.

  • format()
    Returns the String format for this Long using the locale of the context user.
  • intValue()
    Returns the Integer value for this Long.
  • valueOf(stringToLong)
    Returns a Long that contains the value of the specified String. As in Java, the string is interpreted as representing a signed decimal Long.

format()

Returns the String format for this Long using the locale of the context user.

Signature

public String format()

Return Value

Type: String

Example

Long myLong = 4271990;
system.assertEquals('4,271,990', myLong.format());

intValue()

Returns the Integer value for this Long.

Signature

public Integer intValue()

Return Value

Type: Integer

Example

Long myLong = 7191991;
Integer value = myLong.intValue();
system.assertEquals(7191991, myLong.intValue());

valueOf(stringToLong)

Returns a Long that contains the value of the specified String. As in Java, the string is interpreted as representing a signed decimal Long.

Signature

public static Long valueOf(String stringToLong)

Parameters

stringToLong
Type: String

Return Value

Type: Long

Example

Long L1 = long.valueOf('123456789');