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package net.sf.saxon.value;

import net.sf.saxon.type.AtomicType;

import java.math.BigDecimal;

/**
 * Abstract class representing the XDM type xs:decimal. An instance of xs:decimal that is also
 * an instance of xs:integer will be implemented as an instance of IntegerValue; every other
 * xs:decimal will be implemented as an instance of BigDecimalValue.
 * @since 9.8: in previous releases, the concrete class BigDecimalValue was named DecimalValue,
 * and its instances did not include integers. The new hierarchy is designed to reflect the
 * XDM type hierarchy more faithfully
 */

public abstract class DecimalValue extends NumericValue {

    public DecimalValue(AtomicType typeLabel) {
        super(typeLabel);
    }
    /**
     * Implementations of Decimal value don't throw an exception when converted to BigDecimal
     * @return the BigDecimal representation of the value
     */
    @Override
    public abstract BigDecimal getDecimalValue();
}