All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<RoundingMode>, Constable
public enum RoundingMode
extends Enum<RoundingMode>

Specifies a rounding behavior for numerical operations capable of discarding precision. Each rounding mode indicates how the least significant returned digit of a rounded result is to be calculated. If fewer digits are returned than the digits needed to represent the exact numerical result, the discarded digits will be referred to as the discarded fraction regardless the digits' contribution to the value of the number. In other words, considered as a numerical value, the discarded fraction could have an absolute value greater than one.

Each rounding mode description includes a table listing how different two-digit decimal values would round to a one digit decimal value under the rounding mode in question. The result column in the tables could be gotten by creating a BigDecimal number with the specified value, forming a MathContext object with the proper settings (precision set to 1, and the roundingMode set to the rounding mode in question), and calling round on this number with the proper MathContext. A summary table showing the results of these rounding operations for all rounding modes appears below.

Summary of Rounding Operations Under Different Rounding Modes
Input NumberResult of rounding input to one digit with the given rounding mode
UP DOWN CEILING FLOOR HALF_UP HALF_DOWN HALF_EVEN UNNECESSARY
5.5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 throw ArithmeticException
2.5 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 throw ArithmeticException
1.6 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 throw ArithmeticException
1.1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 throw ArithmeticException
1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
-1.0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
-1.1 -2 -1 -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 throw ArithmeticException
-1.6 -2 -1 -1 -2 -2 -2 -2 throw ArithmeticException
-2.5 -3 -2 -2 -3 -3 -2 -2 throw ArithmeticException
-5.5 -6 -5 -5 -6 -6 -5 -6 throw ArithmeticException

This enum is intended to replace the integer-based enumeration of rounding mode constants in BigDecimal (BigDecimal.ROUND_UP, BigDecimal.ROUND_DOWN, etc. ).

Since:
1.5
See Also:
BigDecimal, MathContext

  • Nested Class Summary

  • Enum Constant Summary

    Enum Constants 
    Enum Constant Description
    CEILING

    Rounding mode to round towards positive infinity.
    DOWN

    Rounding mode to round towards zero.
    FLOOR

    Rounding mode to round towards negative infinity.
    HALF_DOWN

    Rounding mode to round towards "nearest neighbor" unless both neighbors are equidistant, in which case round down.
    HALF_EVEN

    Rounding mode to round towards the "nearest neighbor" unless both neighbors are equidistant, in which case, round towards the even neighbor.
    HALF_UP

    Rounding mode to round towards "nearest neighbor" unless both neighbors are equidistant, in which case round up.
    UNNECESSARY

    Rounding mode to assert that the requested operation has an exact result, hence no rounding is necessary.
    UP

    Rounding mode to round away from zero.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type Method Description
    static RoundingMode valueOf​(int rm)

    Returns the RoundingMode object corresponding to a legacy integer rounding mode constant in BigDecimal.
    static RoundingMode valueOf​(String name)

    Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
    static RoundingMode[] values()

    Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

  • Enum Constant Details

    • UP

      Rounding mode to round away from zero. Always increments the digit prior to a non-zero discarded fraction. Note that this rounding mode never decreases the magnitude of the calculated value.

      Example:

      Rounding mode UP Examples
      Input Number Input rounded to one digit
      with UP rounding
      5.5 6
      2.5 3
      1.6 2
      1.1 2
      1.0 1
      -1.0 -1
      -1.1 -2
      -1.6 -2
      -2.5 -3
      -5.5 -6

    • DOWN

      Rounding mode to round towards zero. Never increments the digit prior to a discarded fraction (i.e., truncates). Note that this rounding mode never increases the magnitude of the calculated value.

      Example:

      Rounding mode DOWN Examples
      Input Number Input rounded to one digit
      with DOWN rounding
      5.5 5
      2.5 2
      1.6 1
      1.1 1
      1.0 1
      -1.0 -1
      -1.1 -1
      -1.6 -1
      -2.5 -2
      -5.5 -5

    • CEILING

      Rounding mode to round towards positive infinity. If the result is positive, behaves as for RoundingMode.UP; if negative, behaves as for RoundingMode.DOWN. Note that this rounding mode never decreases the calculated value.

      Example:

      Rounding mode CEILING Examples
      Input Number Input rounded to one digit
      with CEILING rounding
      5.5 6
      2.5 3
      1.6 2
      1.1 2
      1.0 1
      -1.0 -1
      -1.1 -1
      -1.6 -1
      -2.5 -2
      -5.5 -5

    • FLOOR

      Rounding mode to round towards negative infinity. If the result is positive, behave as for RoundingMode.DOWN; if negative, behave as for RoundingMode.UP. Note that this rounding mode never increases the calculated value.

      Example:

      Rounding mode FLOOR Examples
      Input Number Input rounded to one digit
      with FLOOR rounding
      5.5 5
      2.5 2
      1.6 1
      1.1 1
      1.0 1
      -1.0 -1
      -1.1 -2
      -1.6 -2
      -2.5 -3
      -5.5 -6

    • HALF_UP

      Rounding mode to round towards "nearest neighbor" unless both neighbors are equidistant, in which case round up. Behaves as for RoundingMode.UP if the discarded fraction is ≥ 0.5; otherwise, behaves as for RoundingMode.DOWN. Note that this is the rounding mode commonly taught at school.

      Example:

      Rounding mode HALF_UP Examples
      Input Number Input rounded to one digit
      with HALF_UP rounding
      5.5 6
      2.5 3
      1.6 2
      1.1 1
      1.0 1
      -1.0 -1
      -1.1 -1
      -1.6 -2
      -2.5 -3
      -5.5 -6

    • HALF_DOWN

      Rounding mode to round towards "nearest neighbor" unless both neighbors are equidistant, in which case round down. Behaves as for RoundingMode.UP if the discarded fraction is > 0.5; otherwise, behaves as for RoundingMode.DOWN.

      Example:

      Rounding mode HALF_DOWN Examples
      Input Number Input rounded to one digit
      with HALF_DOWN rounding
      5.5 5
      2.5 2
      1.6 2
      1.1 1
      1.0 1
      -1.0 -1
      -1.1 -1
      -1.6 -2
      -2.5 -2
      -5.5 -5

    • HALF_EVEN

      Rounding mode to round towards the "nearest neighbor" unless both neighbors are equidistant, in which case, round towards the even neighbor. Behaves as for RoundingMode.HALF_UP if the digit to the left of the discarded fraction is odd; behaves as for RoundingMode.HALF_DOWN if it's even. Note that this is the rounding mode that statistically minimizes cumulative error when applied repeatedly over a sequence of calculations. It is sometimes known as "Banker's rounding," and is chiefly used in the USA. This rounding mode is analogous to the rounding policy used for float and double arithmetic in Java.

      Example:

      Rounding mode HALF_EVEN Examples
      Input Number Input rounded to one digit
      with HALF_EVEN rounding
      5.5 6
      2.5 2
      1.6 2
      1.1 1
      1.0 1
      -1.0 -1
      -1.1 -1
      -1.6 -2
      -2.5 -2
      -5.5 -6

    • UNNECESSARY

      Rounding mode to assert that the requested operation has an exact result, hence no rounding is necessary. If this rounding mode is specified on an operation that yields an inexact result, an ArithmeticException is thrown.

      Example:

      Rounding mode UNNECESSARY Examples
      Input Number Input rounded to one digit
      with UNNECESSARY rounding
      5.5 throw ArithmeticException
      2.5 throw ArithmeticException
      1.6 throw ArithmeticException
      1.1 throw ArithmeticException
      1.0 1
      -1.0 -1
      -1.1 throw ArithmeticException
      -1.6 throw ArithmeticException
      -2.5 throw ArithmeticException
      -5.5 throw ArithmeticException

  • Method Details

    • values

      Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

      Returns:
      an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

    • valueOf

      Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

      Parameters:
      name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
      Returns:
      the enum constant with the specified name
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
      NullPointerException - if the argument is null

    • valueOf

      Returns the RoundingMode object corresponding to a legacy integer rounding mode constant in BigDecimal.

      Parameters:
      rm - legacy integer rounding mode to convert
      Returns:
      RoundingMode corresponding to the given integer.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - integer is out of range