Package javax.measure

Interface Prefix

All Known Implementing Classes:

BinaryPrefix, MetricPrefix

public interface Prefix

A unit prefix is a specifier or mnemonic that is prepended to units of measurement to indicate multiples or fractions of the units.

Since:

2.0

Version:

1.0, 2018-08-08

Author:

Werner Keil

See Also:

Wikipedia: Unit Prefix

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	getBase()	Base part of the associated factor in base^exponent representation.
int	getExponent()	Exponent part of the associated factor in base^exponent representation.
String	getName()	Returns the name of this prefix.
String	getSymbol()	Returns the symbol of this prefix.

Method Detail

getSymbol

String getSymbol()

Returns the symbol of this prefix.

Returns:

this prefix symbol, not null.

getBase

int getBase()

Base part of the associated factor in base^exponent representation.

Returns:

the base part of this prefix.

getExponent

int getExponent()

Exponent part of the associated factor in base^exponent representation.

Returns:

the exponent part of this prefix.

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of this prefix.

Returns:

this prefix name, not null.