ucar.units

Class BaseUnit

java.lang.Object

ucar.units.UnitImpl

ucar.units.DerivedUnitImpl

ucar.units.BaseUnit

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Base, DerivableUnit, DerivedUnit, Unit

Direct Known Subclasses:

UnknownUnit

public class BaseUnit
extends DerivedUnitImpl
implements Base

Provides support for base units.

Version:

$Id: BaseUnit.java 64 2006-07-12 22:30:50Z edavis $

Author:

Steven R. Emmerson

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class ucar.units.UnitImpl

UnitImpl.MyConverter

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class ucar.units.DerivedUnitImpl

DIMENSIONLESS

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	BaseUnit(UnitName id, BaseQuantity baseQuantity) Constructs from identifiers and a base quantity.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
BaseQuantity	getBaseQuantity() Returns the base quantity associated with this base unit.
java.lang.String	getID() Returns the identifier for this base unit.
static BaseUnit	getOrCreate(UnitName id, BaseQuantity baseQuantity) Factory method for creating a new BaseUnit or obtaining a previously-created one.
boolean	isDimensionless() Indicates if this base unit is dimensionless.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Tests this class.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the string representation of this base unit.

Methods inherited from class ucar.units.DerivedUnitImpl

clone, equals, fromDerivedUnit, fromDerivedUnit, fromDerivedUnit, fromDerivedUnit, getCanonicalString, getDerivedUnit, getDimension, getQuantityDimension, hashCode, isCompatible, isReciprocalOf, myDivideBy, myDivideInto, myMultiplyBy, myRaiseTo, setDimension, toDerivedUnit, toDerivedUnit, toDerivedUnit, toDerivedUnit

Methods inherited from class ucar.units.UnitImpl

convertTo, convertTo, convertTo, convertTo, convertTo, convertTo, divideBy, divideInto, getConverterTo, getName, getPlural, getSymbol, getUnitName, log, makeLabel, multiplyBy, multiplyBy, raiseTo, shiftTo, shiftTo

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface ucar.units.Base

equals

Methods inherited from interface ucar.units.Unit

convertTo, convertTo, convertTo, convertTo, convertTo, convertTo, divideBy, divideInto, getConverterTo, getName, getPlural, getSymbol, getUnitName, log, makeLabel, multiplyBy, multiplyBy, raiseTo, shiftTo, shiftTo

Constructor Detail

BaseUnit

protected BaseUnit(UnitName id,
        BaseQuantity baseQuantity)
            throws NameException

Constructs from identifiers and a base quantity.

Parameters:

id - The identifiers for the base unit. id.getSymbol() shall not return null.

baseQuantity - The base quantity of the base unit.

Throws:

NameException - id.getSymbol() returned null.

Method Detail

getOrCreate

public static BaseUnit getOrCreate(UnitName id,
                   BaseQuantity baseQuantity)
                            throws NameException,
                                   UnitExistsException

Factory method for creating a new BaseUnit or obtaining a previously-created one.

Parameters:

id - The identifier for the base unit. id.getSymbol() shall not return null.

baseQuantity - The base quantity of the base unit.

Throws:

NameException - id.getSymbol() returned null.

UnitExistsException - Attempt to incompatibly redefine an existing base unit.

getBaseQuantity

public final BaseQuantity getBaseQuantity()

Returns the base quantity associated with this base unit.

Returns:

The base quantity associated with this base unit.

getID

public final java.lang.String getID()

Returns the identifier for this base unit. This is identical to getSymbol().

Specified by:

getID in interface Base

Returns:

The identifier for this base unit.

toString

public final java.lang.String toString()

Returns the string representation of this base unit. This is identical to getID().

Specified by:

toString in interface Unit

Overrides:

toString in class DerivedUnitImpl

Returns:

The string representation of this base unit.

isDimensionless

public boolean isDimensionless()

Indicates if this base unit is dimensionless.

Specified by:

isDimensionless in interface Base

Specified by:

isDimensionless in interface Unit

Overrides:

isDimensionless in class DerivedUnitImpl

Returns:

true if and only if this base unit is dimensionless (e.g. "radian").

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Tests this class.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception