ucar.visad.quantities
Class Density

java.lang.Object
  ucar.visad.quantities.Quantity
      ucar.visad.quantities.ScalarQuantity
          ucar.visad.quantities.Density

Direct Known Subclasses:

AirDensity

public class Density
extends ScalarQuantity

Provides support for the quantity of density.

Version:

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

Author:

Steven R. Emmerson

Constructor Summary

protected	Density(String name) Constructs from a name.
protected	Density(String name, Unit unit) Constructs from a name and a unit.

Method Summary

static RealTupleType	getRealTupleType() Obtains the RealTupleType associated with this class.
static RealType	getRealType() Obtains the RealType associated with this class.

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

Density

protected Density(String name)
           throws UnitException,
                  VisADException

Constructs from a name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the quantity.

Throws:

UnitException - Unit conversion failure.

VisADException - Couldn't create necessary VisAD object.

Density

protected Density(String name,
                  Unit unit)
           throws VisADException

Constructs from a name and a unit. This is the most general constructor.

Parameters:

name - The name of the quantity.

unit - The default unit of 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.