Java Generics and adding numbers together

Question

I would like to generically add numbers in java. I\'m running into difficulty because the Numbers class doesn\'t really support what I want to do. What I\'ve tried so far

Answer 1

As Number class does not expose interface for performing calculations, the only way to solve this problem is to create classes which encapsulates required operations for each supported numeric type. Than in your class you will need to use specific type.