org.jscience.physics.quantities
Class Length

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class Length
extends Quantity

This class represents the extent of something along its greatest dimension or the extent of space between two objects or places. The system unit for this quantity is "m" (Système International d'Unités).

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 Length

ZERO Represents a Length amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

Length() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

static void	showAs(Unit unit) Shows Length instances in the specified unit.
static Length	valueOf(Length radius, Angle theta) Returns the length of a circular arc.

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 Length ZERO

Represents a Length amounting to nothing.

Constructor Detail

Length

protected Length()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows Length instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the display unit for Length instances.

valueOf

public static Length valueOf(Length radius,
                             Angle theta)

Returns the length of a circular arc.

Parameters:

radius - the circle radius.

theta - the central angle.

Returns:

the length of the specified circular arc.