Unit (geolatte-geom 1.5.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.geolatte.geom.crs.CrsIdentifiable
- - org.geolatte.geom.crs.Unit

Direct Known Subclasses:

AngularUnit, LinearUnit
```
public abstract class Unit
extends CrsIdentifiable
```
Describes the units of a CoordinateSystemAxis.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static AngularUnit`	`DEGREE`
`static LinearUnit`	`METER`
`static AngularUnit`	`RADIAN`
`static AngularUnit`	`UNKNOWN_Angular`
`static LinearUnit`	`UNKNOWN_LINEAR`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Unit(CrsId crsId, String name, double conversionFactor)
Creates an instance.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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.
`abstract Unit`	`getFundamentalUnit()`	Returns the fundamental unit for this type of `Unit`.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`abstract 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 AngularUnit DEGREE
```
  - RADIAN
```
public static final AngularUnit RADIAN
```
  - METER
```
public static final LinearUnit METER
```
  - UNKNOWN_LINEAR
```
public static final LinearUnit UNKNOWN_LINEAR
```
  - UNKNOWN_Angular
```
public static final AngularUnit UNKNOWN_Angular
```
- Constructor Detail
  - Unit
```
public Unit(CrsId crsId,
            String name,
            double conversionFactor)
```
    Creates an instance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    crsId -
    
    name -
    
    conversionFactor -
- Method Detail
  - getFundamentalUnit
```
public abstract Unit getFundamentalUnit()
```
    Returns the fundamental unit for this 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 abstract 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