javax.quantities
Interface Mass

All Superinterfaces:

Quantity<Mass>

public interface Mass
extends Quantity<Mass>

This interface represents the measure of the quantity of matter that a body or an object contains. The mass of the body is not dependent on gravity and therefore is different from but proportional to its weight. The system unit for this quantity is "kg" (kilogram).

Version:

1.0, January 14, 2006

Author:

Jean-Marie Dautelle

Field Summary

static Unit<Mass>

SI_UNIT Holds the SI unit (Système International d'Unités) for this quantity.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface javax.quantities.Quantity

doubleValue, longValue

Field Detail

SI_UNIT

static final Unit<Mass> SI_UNIT

Holds the SI unit (Système International d'Unités) for this quantity.