Package javax.measure

Specifies Java packages for the programmatic, type safe handling of quantities and their expression as values of units.

The core interfaces of this package are Dimension, Prefix, Quantity and Unit.

The package also contains the most common Prefix implementations MetricPrefix and BinaryPrefix.

Since:

1.0

Version:

1.7, February 4, 2019

Author:

Jean-Marie Dautelle, Werner Keil, Otávio Gonçalves de Santana

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
Dimension	Represents the dimension of a unit.
Prefix	A unit prefix is a specifier or mnemonic that is prepended to units of measurement to indicate multiples or fractions of the units.
Quantity<Q extends Quantity<Q>>	Represents a quantitative property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, that can be quantified by measurement.
Unit<Q extends Quantity<Q>>	Represents a determinate quantity (as of length, time, heat, or value) adopted as a standard of measurement.
UnitConverter	A converter of numeric values between different units.

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
BinaryPrefix	Provides support for common binary prefixes to be used by units.
MetricPrefix	Provides support for the 20 prefixes used in the metric system (decimal multiples and submultiples of units).
Quantity.Scale	The scale of a Quantity, either ABSOLUTE or RELATIVE.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
IncommensurableException	Signals that a problem of some sort has occurred due to incommensurable of some quantities/units.
MeasurementException	Exception used to indicate a problem while dealing with units of measurement.
UnconvertibleException	Signals that a problem of some sort has occurred due to the impossibility of constructing a converter between two units.