javax.measure

Interface Quantity<Q extends Quantity<Q>>

Type Parameters:

Q - The type of the quantity.

All Known Subinterfaces:

Acceleration, Action, AmountOfSubstance, Angle, AngularAcceleration, AngularSpeed, Area, CatalyticActivity, Dimensionless, DynamicViscosity, ElectricCapacitance, ElectricCharge, ElectricConductance, ElectricCurrent, ElectricInductance, ElectricPermittivity, ElectricPotential, ElectricResistance, Energy, Force, Frequency, Illuminance, Information, InformationRate, IonizingRadiation, KinematicViscosity, Length, Luminance, LuminousFlux, LuminousIntensity, MagneticFieldStrength, MagneticFlux, MagneticFluxDensity, MagneticPermeability, MagnetomotiveForce, Mass, MassFlowRate, Power, Pressure, RadiationDoseAbsorbed, RadiationDoseEffective, Radioactivity, SolidAngle, Speed, Temperature, Time, Torque, Volume, VolumetricDensity, VolumetricFlowRate, WaveNumber

public interface Quantity<Q extends Quantity<Q>>

Represents a quantitative property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, that can be quantified by measurement. Mass, time, distance, heat, and angular separation are among the familiar examples of quantitative properties.

Unit pound = ... Quantity size = ... Sensor
thermometer = ... Vector3D aircraftSpeed = ...

Version:

0.25, Date: 2014-12-07

Author:

Jean-Marie Dautelle, Martin Desruisseaux, Werner Keil, Otavio Santana

See Also:

Wikipedia: Quantity, Martin Fowler - Quantity, Wikipedia: Conversion of units

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Quantity<Q>	add(Quantity<Q> augend) Returns the sum of this Quantity with the one specified.
<T extends Quantity<T>> Quantity<T>	asType(Class<T> type) Casts this quantity to a parameterized unit of specified nature or throw a ClassCastException if the dimension of the specified quantity and this measure unit's dimension do not match.
Quantity<Q>	divide(Number divisor) Returns the product of this Quantity divided by the Number specified.
Quantity<?>	divide(Quantity<?> divisor) Returns the product of this Quantity divided by the Quantity specified.
Unit<Q>	getUnit() Returns the unit of this Quantity.
Number	getValue() Returns the value of this Quantity.
Quantity<?>	inverse() Returns a Quantity whose unit is unit.inverse().
Quantity<Q>	multiply(Number multiplier) Returns the product of this Quantity with the Number value specified.
Quantity<?>	multiply(Quantity<?> multiplier) Returns the product of this Quantity with the one specified.
Quantity<Q>	subtract(Quantity<Q> subtrahend) Returns the difference between this Quantity and the one specified.
Quantity<Q>	to(Unit<Q> unit) Returns this Quantity converted into another (compatible) Unit.

Method Detail

add

Quantity<Q> add(Quantity<Q> augend)

Returns the sum of this Quantity with the one specified.

Parameters:

augend - the Quantity to be added.

Returns:

this + augend.

subtract

Quantity<Q> subtract(Quantity<Q> subtrahend)

Returns the difference between this Quantity and the one specified.

Parameters:

subtrahend - the Quantity to be subtracted.

Returns:

this - that.

divide

Quantity<?> divide(Quantity<?> divisor)

Returns the product of this Quantity divided by the Quantity specified.

Parameters:

divisor - the Quantity divisor.

Returns:

this / that.

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the type of an element in the specified operation is incompatible with this quantity (optional)

divide

Quantity<Q> divide(Number divisor)

Returns the product of this Quantity divided by the Number specified.

Parameters:

divisor - the Number divisor.

Returns:

this / that.

multiply

Quantity<?> multiply(Quantity<?> multiplier)

Returns the product of this Quantity with the one specified.

Parameters:

that - the Quantity multiplier.

Returns:

this * multiplier.

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the type of an element in the specified operation is incompatible with this quantity (optional)

multiply

Quantity<Q> multiply(Number multiplier)

Returns the product of this Quantity with the Number value specified.

Parameters:

that - the Number multiplier.

Returns:

this * multiplier.

inverse

Quantity<?> inverse()

Returns a Quantity whose unit is unit.inverse().

Returns:

Quantity with this.getUnit().inverse().

to

Quantity<Q> to(Unit<Q> unit)

Returns this Quantity converted into another (compatible) Unit.

Parameters:

unit - the Unit to convert to.

Returns:

the converted result.

asType

<T extends Quantity<T>> Quantity<T> asType(Class<T> type)
                                       throws ClassCastException

Casts this quantity to a parameterized unit of specified nature or throw a ClassCastException if the dimension of the specified quantity and this measure unit's dimension do not match. For example:
Quantity length = BaseQuantity.of("2 km").asType(Length.class); or Quantity C = length.multiply(299792458).divide(second).asType(Speed.class);

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the quantity.

Parameters:

type - the quantity class identifying the nature of the quantity.

Returns:

this quantity parameterized with the specified type.

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the dimension of this unit is different from the specified quantity dimension.

UnsupportedOperationException - if the specified quantity class does not have a public static field named "UNIT" holding the SI unit for the quantity.

See Also:

Unit.asType(Class)

getValue

Number getValue()

Returns the value of this Quantity.

Returns:

a value.

getUnit

Unit<Q> getUnit()

Returns the unit of this Quantity.

Returns:

the unit (shall not be null).