ome.units.quantity

Class Length

java.lang.Object

ome.units.quantity.Quantity

ome.units.quantity.Length

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<Length>

public class Length
extends Quantity
implements Comparable<Length>

Length quantity.

Since:

5.1

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Length(Number inValue, Unit<Length> inUnit) Create a Length.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compareTo(Length other) Check quantities for equality.
boolean	equals(Object other) Check quantities for equality.
int	hashCode()
String	toString()
Unit<Length>	unit() Get the unit for this quantity.
Number	value() Get the numerical value of this quantity.
Number	value(Unit<Length> inUnit) Perform a unit conversion.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Length

public Length(Number inValue,
              Unit<Length> inUnit)

Create a Length.

Parameters:

inValue - the value.

inUnit - the unit type.

Method Detail

value

public Number value()

Description copied from class: Quantity

Get the numerical value of this quantity.

Specified by:

value in class Quantity

Returns:

the value.

value

public Number value(Unit<Length> inUnit)

Perform a unit conversion.

Parameters:

inUnit - the unit to convert to.

Returns:

the current quantity value converted to the specified unit, or null if the conversion is not possible.

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Check quantities for equality. Unit conversion will be performed when required to convert into the unit system of this quantity in order to perform the comparison. Note that floating point comparison is dangerous. Do not use this method.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Returns:

true if equal, false if not equal.

compareTo

public int compareTo(Length other)

Check quantities for equality. Unit conversion will be performed when required to convert into the unit system of this quantity in order to perform the comparison. Note that floating point comparison is dangerous. Do not use this method.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<Length>

Returns:

true if equal, false if not equal.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

unit

public Unit<Length> unit()

Description copied from class: Quantity

Get the unit for this quantity.

Specified by:

unit in class Quantity

Returns:

the unit.