org.jscience.physics.quantities
Class Temperature

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class Temperature
extends Quantity

This class represents the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or an environment. The system unit for this quantity is "K" (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 Temperature	STANDARD Holds the standard temperature (0°C).
static Temperature	ZERO Represents a Temperature amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

Temperature() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

static void

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

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 Temperature ZERO

Represents a Temperature amounting to nothing.

STANDARD

public static final Temperature STANDARD

Holds the standard temperature (0°C).

Constructor Detail

Temperature

protected Temperature()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows Temperature instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the display unit for Temperature instances.