BigSquareRoot (Java-Geometry-Expert 0.87 API)

java.lang.Object
- maths.BigSquareRoot

```
public class BigSquareRoot
extends java.lang.Object
```
Provides methods to calculate square roots and cube roots with arbitrary precision.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static int DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS

static int DEFAULT_SCALE

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

BigSquareRoot()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static java.math.BigDecimal`	`get(java.math.BigInteger n)`	Calculates the square root of a BigInteger.
`static java.math.BigDecimal`	`sqrt(java.math.BigInteger b)`	Calculates the square root of a BigInteger.
`static java.math.BigInteger`	`sqrtI(java.math.BigInteger b)`	Calculates the integer square root of a BigInteger if it is a perfect square.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS
```
public static final int DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DEFAULT_SCALE
```
public static final int DEFAULT_SCALE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - BigSquareRoot
```
public BigSquareRoot()
```
- Method Detail
  - get
```
public static java.math.BigDecimal get(java.math.BigInteger n)
```
    Calculates the square root of a BigInteger.
    
    Parameters:
    
    n - the BigInteger for which to calculate the square root
    
    Returns:
    
    the square root as a BigDecimal
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if n is non-positive
  - sqrt
```
public static java.math.BigDecimal sqrt(java.math.BigInteger b)
```
    Calculates the square root of a BigInteger.
    
    Parameters:
    
    b - the BigInteger for which to calculate the square root
    
    Returns:
    
    the square root as a BigDecimal
  - sqrtI
```
public static java.math.BigInteger sqrtI(java.math.BigInteger b)
```
    Calculates the integer square root of a BigInteger if it is a perfect square.
    
    Parameters:
    
    b - the BigInteger for which to calculate the integer square root
    
    Returns:
    
    the integer square root if perfect; null otherwise