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The Javadoced BigFraction Class

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import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
                      //we agree to have a compareTo method
                      //public int compareTo(BigFraction that)
                      //compiler enforces contract.
/**
*  This is a a class of immutible extended-precision rational
*  numbers.  All BigFractions are fully reduced and any
*  negative is in the numerator.
*/
public class BigFraction implements Comparable<BigFraction>
{
    //static matter
    /** This is the BigFraction 1/1. 
    */
    public static BigFraction ONE;
    /** This is the BigFraction 0/1. 
    */
    public static BigFraction ZERO;
    /** This is the BigFraction 1/2. 
    */
    public static BigFraction HALF;
    //static block initalizes static data.
    static 
    {
        ONE = BigFraction.valueOf(1,1);
        HALF = BigFraction.valueOf(1,2);
        ZERO = new BigFraction();
    }
    private final BigInteger num;
    private final BigInteger denom;
    /**
    * This is a general-purpose constructor that 
    * creates a BigFraction from a specified numerator
    * denominator.
    * @param num the numerator of this BigFraction
    * @param denom the denominator of this BigFraction
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a zero denominator
    * is provided.
    */ 
    public BigFraction(BigInteger num, BigInteger denom)
    {
        if(denom.equals(BigInteger.ZERO))
        {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException();
        }
        if(denom.compareTo(BigInteger.ZERO) < 0)
        {
            num = num.negate();
            denom = denom.negate();
        }
        BigInteger d = num.gcd(denom);
        num = num.divide(d);
        denom = denom.divide(d);
        this.num = num;
        this.denom = denom;
    }
    /**
    * This creates the BigFraction num/1.
    * @param num the numerator of this BigFraction.  The denominator
    * will be 1.
    */
    public BigFraction(BigInteger num)
    {
        this(num, BigInteger.ONE);
    }
    /**
    * This no-args constructor creates the BigFraction 0/1.
    */
    public BigFraction()
    {
        this(BigInteger.ZERO, BigInteger.ONE);
    }
    /**
    * This static factory method produces a BigFraction
    * with specified numerator and denominator that are longs.
    * @param num the numerator
    * @param denom the denominator
    * @return the BigFraction num/denom
    */
    public static BigFraction valueOf(long num, long denom)
    {
        return new BigFraction(BigInteger.valueOf(num),
            BigInteger.valueOf(denom));
    }
    /**
    * This gives a string representation of the form num/denom.
    * @return A string of the form num/denom representing this
    * BigFraction.
    */
    @Override
    public String toString()
    {
        return String.format("%s/%s", num, denom);
    }
    /**
    * This returns true when o is a BigFraction numerically
    * equal to this BigFraction.
    * @param o an object we are comparing this BigFraction to.
    * @return true if o is a BigFraction numerically equal to
    * this BigFraction.
    */
    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object o)
    {
        if(this == o)
            return true;
        if( !(o instanceof BigFraction))
        {
            return false;
        }
        BigFraction that = (BigFraction) o;

        return num.equals(that.num) &&
            denom.equals(that.denom);
    }
    /**
    *  This compares this BigFraction to the BigFraction that.
    *  @param that the BigFraction we are comparing this BigFraction 
    *  to.
    *  @return a negative integer if this &lt; that and a positive
    *  integer if this &gt; that, and zero otherwise.
    */
    @Override
    public int compareTo(BigFraction that)
    {
        BigInteger cross =
            num.multiply(that.denom)
               .subtract(denom.multiply(that.num));
        return cross.compareTo(BigInteger.ZERO);
    }
    /**
    *  This computes the sum of two BigFractions.
    *  @param that the BigFraction we are adding this BigFraction
    *  to.
    *  @return this + that as a BigFraction.
    */
    public BigFraction add(BigFraction that)
    {
        BigInteger top = num.multiply(that.denom)
               .add(denom.multiply(that.num));
        BigInteger bottom = denom.multiply(that.denom);
        return new BigFraction(top, bottom);
    }
    /**
    *  This computes the difference of two BigFractions.
    *  @param that the BigFraction we are subtraction from
    *  this BigFraction.
    *  @return this - that as a BigFraction.
    */
    public BigFraction subtract(BigFraction that)
    {
        BigInteger top = num.multiply(that.denom)
               .subtract(denom.multiply(that.num));
        BigInteger bottom = denom.multiply(that.denom);
        return new BigFraction(top, bottom);
    }
    /**
    *  This computes the product of two BigFractions.
    *  @param that the BigFraction we are multiplying by.
    *  this BigFraction.
    *  @return this*that as a BigFraction.
    */
    public BigFraction multiply(BigFraction that)
    {
        BigInteger top = num.multiply(that.num);
        BigInteger bottom = denom.multiply(that.denom);
        return new BigFraction(top, bottom);
    }
    /**
    *  This computes the quotient of two BigFractions.
    *  @param that the BigFraction we are dividing by.
    *  this BigFraction.
    *  @return this/that as a BigFraction.
    */
    public BigFraction divide(BigFraction that)
    {
        BigInteger top = num.multiply(that.denom);
        BigInteger bottom = denom.multiply(that.num);
        return new BigFraction(top, bottom);
    }
    /**
    *  This computes this<sup>n</sup>.
    * @param n the power we are raising this BigFraction to.
    * @return this<sup>n</sup>
    */
    public BigFraction pow(int n)
    {
        BigInteger top = num.pow(n);
        BigInteger bottom = denom.pow(n);
        if(n >= 0)
        {
            return new BigFraction(top, bottom);
        }
        if(n < 0)
        {
            n = -n;
            return new BigFraction(bottom, top);
        }
    }

    /**
    *  Test code goes in here
    *  @param args command-line arguments
    */
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        BigFraction f = BigFraction.valueOf(2,4);
        System.out.println(f);
        BigFraction g = BigFraction.valueOf(-2, -4);
        System.out.println(g);
        BigFraction a = BigFraction.valueOf(1,2);
        BigFraction b = BigFraction.valueOf(1,3);
        System.out.println(a.add(b));
        BigFraction out = BigFraction.valueOf(1,1);
        for(int k = 2; k <= 1000; k++)
        {
            out = out.add(BigFraction.valueOf(1,k));
        }
        System.out.println(out);
        //BigFraction is a legit type!
        ArrayList<BigFraction> al = new ArrayList<>();
        al.add(BigFraction.valueOf(1,4));
        al.add(BigFraction.valueOf(1,3));
        al.add(BigFraction.valueOf(1,5));
        al.add(BigFraction.valueOf(1,7));
        al.add(BigFraction.valueOf(1,6));
        al.add(BigFraction.valueOf(1,8));
        System.out.println(al);
        //Bonus: implementing Comparable gives us this
        //wonderful service.  Our BigFractions are sortable!
        Collections.sort(al);
        System.out.println(al);

    }
}