Monetary (bitcoinj-core 0.16.2 API)

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Coin, Fiat
```
public interface Monetary
extends java.io.Serializable
```
Classes implementing this interface represent a monetary value, such as a Bitcoin or fiat amount.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`long`	`getValue()`	Returns the number of "smallest units" of this monetary value.
`int`	`signum()`
`int`	`smallestUnitExponent()`	Returns the absolute value of exponent of the value of a "smallest unit" in scientific notation.

- Method Detail
  - smallestUnitExponent
```
int smallestUnitExponent()
```
    Returns the absolute value of exponent of the value of a "smallest unit" in scientific notation. For Bitcoin, a satoshi is worth 1E-8 so this would be 8.
  - getValue
```
long getValue()
```
    Returns the number of "smallest units" of this monetary value. For Bitcoin, this would be the number of satoshis.
  - signum
```
int signum()
```