org.geolatte.geom.crs

Class Unit

java.lang.Object

org.geolatte.geom.crs.CrsIdentifiable

org.geolatte.geom.crs.Unit

public class Unit
extends CrsIdentifiable

Describes the units of a CoordinateSystemAxis.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Unit.Type Type of Unit: Linear or Angular.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Unit	DEGREE
static Unit	METER
static Unit	RADIAN
static Unit	UNKNOWN

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Unit(CrsId crsId, String name, Unit.Type type, double conversionFactor) Creates an instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object o)
double	getConversionFactor() Returns the conversion factor: the scalar value that converts a value of this Unit to the fundamental unit for this type of unit.
static Unit	getFundamentalUnit(Unit.Type type) Returns the fundamental unit for this type of Unit.
int	hashCode()
boolean	isAngular() Returns true if this Unit is angular.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class org.geolatte.geom.crs.CrsIdentifiable

getCrsId, getName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DEGREE

public static final Unit DEGREE

RADIAN

public static final Unit RADIAN

METER

public static final Unit METER

UNKNOWN

public static final Unit UNKNOWN

Constructor Detail

Unit

public Unit(CrsId crsId,
            String name,
            Unit.Type type,
            double conversionFactor)

Creates an instance.

Parameters:

crsId -

name -

type -

conversionFactor -

Method Detail

getFundamentalUnit

public static Unit getFundamentalUnit(Unit.Type type)

Returns the fundamental unit for this type of Unit.

Parameters:

type - the type of Unit

Returns:

Meter for linear, Radian for angular units.

getConversionFactor

public double getConversionFactor()

Returns the conversion factor: the scalar value that converts a value of this Unit to the fundamental unit for this type of unit.

Returns:

isAngular

public boolean isAngular()

Returns true if this Unit is angular.

Returns:

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class CrsIdentifiable

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class CrsIdentifiable

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object