ucar.visad.quantities
Class DryAirGasConstant

java.lang.Object
  ucar.visad.quantities.Quantity
      ucar.visad.quantities.ScalarQuantity
          ucar.visad.quantities.GasConstant
              ucar.visad.quantities.DryAirGasConstant

public class DryAirGasConstant
extends GasConstant

Provides support for the dry air gas constant.

Version:

$Id: DryAirGasConstant.java,v 1.9 2005/05/13 18:35:38 jeffmc Exp $

Author:

Steven R. Emmerson

Constructor Summary

protected

DryAirGasConstant(String name) Constructs from a name.

Method Summary

static RealTupleType	getRealTupleType() Obtains the RealTupleType associated with this class.
static RealType	getRealType() Obtains the RealType associated with this class.
static Real	newReal() Creates a Real from nothing.

Methods inherited from class ucar.visad.quantities.ScalarQuantity

getRealType, getRealType, realType

Methods inherited from class ucar.visad.quantities.Quantity

realTupleType, setRealTupleType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DryAirGasConstant

protected DryAirGasConstant(String name)
                     throws VisADException

Constructs from a name.

Parameters:

name - The name for the quantity.

Throws:

VisADException - Couldn't create necessary VisAD object.

Method Detail

getRealType

public static RealType getRealType()
                            throws VisADException

Obtains the RealType associated with this class.

Returns:

The RealType associated with this class.

Throws:

VisADException - Couldn't perform necessary VisAD operation.

getRealTupleType

public static RealTupleType getRealTupleType()
                                      throws VisADException

Obtains the RealTupleType associated with this class.

Returns:

The RealTupleType associated with this class.

Throws:

VisADException - Couldn't perform necessary VisAD operation.

newReal

public static Real newReal()
                    throws VisADException

Creates a Real from nothing.

Returns:

The dry air gas constant.

Throws:

VisADException - Couldn't create necessary VisAD object.