JDK-4066667 : We need complex number primitive in Java
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javac
  • Affected Version: 1.1.3,1.2.0
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: generic,windows_95
  • CPU: generic,x86
  • Submitted: 1997-07-23
  • Updated: 1998-02-23
  • Resolved: 1998-02-23
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-4017969 - request for complex type
Description
Name: rlT66838			Date: 07/23/97


This is a feature request for JDK support for
complex number primitives (complex floats and 
their arithmetic operations). The scientific 
community can hardly accept a programming language 
without efficient complex number operations. The 
scientific community might not be large but its 
intellectual prowness makes it a considerable 
innovative force. Hey, where did the web come 
from? CERN ... complex number primitives are easy 
to add to the JDK and with complex numbers Java 
would be a competetive scientific programming 
language. Thank you. 

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Comments
PUBLIC COMMENTS It would be very helpful if Java could support complex arithmetic, perhaps implemented as a primitive type. The special functions (sin, cos, pow, exp, log, etc.) could then be added as an API class.
10-06-2004
EVALUATION Really don't know who to give this to -- the VM folks or the compiler folks. I'll take a chance with the language lawyers first -- categorizing under compiler. anand.palaniswamy@Eng 1998-02-23
23-02-1998