org.jscience.physics.quantities
Class DataAmount

java.lang.Object
  javolution.realtime.RealtimeObject
      org.jscience.mathematics.numbers.Number<Quantity>
          org.jscience.physics.quantities.Quantity
              org.jscience.physics.quantities.Dimensionless
                  org.jscience.physics.quantities.DataAmount

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<Quantity>, Realtime, Operable<Quantity>, Numeric<Quantity>

public class DataAmount
extends Dimensionless

This class represents a measure of data amount. The system unit for this quantity is "bit". This quantity is dimensionless.

Version:

1.0, October 24, 2004

Author:

Jean-Marie Dautelle

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.jscience.physics.quantities.Quantity

Quantity.Factory<Q extends Quantity>

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javolution.realtime.Realtime

Realtime.ObjectSpace

Field Summary

static DataAmount

ZERO Represents a DataAmount amounting to nothing.

Fields inherited from class org.jscience.physics.quantities.Dimensionless

e, ONE

Constructor Summary

protected

DataAmount() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

static void

showAs(Unit unit) Shows DataAmount instances in the specified unit.

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.physics.quantities.Dimensionless

acos, asin, atan, exp, log, pow, valueOf

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.physics.quantities.Quantity

approxEquals, compareTo, divide, doubleValue, equals, getAbsoluteError, getAmount, getMaximum, getMinimum, getRelativeError, getUnit, hashCode, isLargerThan, longValue, minus, norm, opposite, plus, rangeOf, reciprocal, root, sqrt, times, times, to, toText, valueOf, valueOf, valueOf

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.mathematics.numbers.Number

abs, byteValue, divide, floatValue, intValue, inverse, isGreaterThan, isLessThan, pow, shortValue

Methods inherited from class javolution.realtime.RealtimeObject

export, move, moveHeap, preserve, recycle, toString, unpreserve

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface javolution.realtime.Realtime

move

Field Detail

ZERO

public static final DataAmount ZERO

Represents a DataAmount amounting to nothing.

Constructor Detail

DataAmount

protected DataAmount()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows DataAmount instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the display unit for DataAmount instances.