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Class CommonUnit

java.lang.Object
  extended by visad.CommonUnit

public class CommonUnit
extends java.lang.Object

CommonUnit is a class for commonly used Units


Field Summary
static Unit degree
          CommonUnit for plane angle, not temperature
static Unit dimensionless
          all BaseUnits have exponent zero in dimensionless
static Unit meter
           
static Unit meterPerSecond
           
static Unit promiscuous
          promiscuous is compatible with any Unit; useful for constants; not the same as null Unit, which is only compatible with other null Units; not the same as dimensionless, which is not compatible with other Units for addition and subtraction
static Unit radian
           
static Unit second
           
static Unit secondsSinceTheEpoch
          CommonUnit for seconds since the Epoch (i.e.
 
Constructor Summary
CommonUnit()
           
 
Method Summary
static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
          Test this class.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

degree

public static Unit degree
CommonUnit for plane angle, not temperature


radian

public static Unit radian

second

public static Unit second

meter

public static Unit meter

meterPerSecond

public static Unit meterPerSecond

secondsSinceTheEpoch

public static Unit secondsSinceTheEpoch
CommonUnit for seconds since the Epoch (i.e. 1970-01-01 00:00:00Z)


dimensionless

public static Unit dimensionless
all BaseUnits have exponent zero in dimensionless


promiscuous

public static Unit promiscuous
promiscuous is compatible with any Unit; useful for constants; not the same as null Unit, which is only compatible with other null Units; not the same as dimensionless, which is not compatible with other Units for addition and subtraction

Constructor Detail

CommonUnit

public CommonUnit()
Method Detail

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
                 throws UnitException
Test this class.

Parameters:
args - Arguments (ignored).
Throws:
UnitException - A problem occurred.