[JAVA] Java driver throws exception for asNumber for BsonDecimal128 (mongodb#500)

rachel-mack · web-flow · commit 92d3aff214b5 · 2024-01-16T13:59:05.000-05:00
* what's new: bsondecimal128 responses match java
diff --git a/source/whats-new.txt b/source/whats-new.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ The 5.0 driver release introduces the following features:
   name, or it defaults to ``MULTIPLE`` if you specify more than one
   host.
 
+- ``BsonDecimal128`` values respond to method calls in the same way as Java
+  ``Decimal128`` values. In particular, the error responses for the
+  ``isNumber()`` and ``asNumber()`` methods match the Java responses for
+  equivalent ``Decimal128`` values.
+
 .. _version-4.11:
 
 What's New in 4.11
