ucar.units
Class RegularBaseQuantity

java.lang.Object
  ucar.units.BaseQuantity
      ucar.units.RegularBaseQuantity

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable, Base

public final class RegularBaseQuantity
extends BaseQuantity

Provides support for a base quantity that is dimensionfull. Instances of this class are immutable.

Version:

$Id: RegularBaseQuantity.java 64 2006-07-12 22:30:50Z edavis $

Author:

Steven R. Emmerson

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class ucar.units.BaseQuantity

AMOUNT_OF_SUBSTANCE, ELECTRIC_CURRENT, LENGTH, LUMINOUS_INTENSITY, MASS, PLANE_ANGLE, SOLID_ANGLE, THERMODYNAMIC_TEMPERATURE, TIME, UNKNOWN

Constructor Summary

	RegularBaseQuantity(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String symbol) Constructs from a name and symbol.
protected	RegularBaseQuantity(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String symbol, boolean trusted) Constructs from a name and a symbol.

Method Summary

boolean

isDimensionless() Indicates if this base quantity is dimensionless.

Methods inherited from class ucar.units.BaseQuantity

compareTo, equals, getID, getName, getSymbol, main, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RegularBaseQuantity

public RegularBaseQuantity(java.lang.String name,
                           java.lang.String symbol)
                    throws NameException

Constructs from a name and symbol.

Parameters:

name - The name of the base unit.

symbol - The symbol of the base unit.

Throws:

NameException

RegularBaseQuantity

protected RegularBaseQuantity(java.lang.String name,
                              java.lang.String symbol,
                              boolean trusted)

Constructs from a name and a symbol. This is a trusted constructor for use by the parent class only.

Parameters:

name - The name of the base unit.

symbol - The symbol of the base unit.

Method Detail

isDimensionless

public boolean isDimensionless()

Indicates if this base quantity is dimensionless. Regular base quantities are always dimensionfull.

Specified by:

isDimensionless in interface Base

Specified by:

isDimensionless in class BaseQuantity

Returns:

false.