Package org.djunits.unit

Class LengthUnit

java.lang.Object

org.djunits.unit.Unit<LengthUnit>

org.djunits.unit.LengthUnit

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable

public class LengthUnit
extends Unit<LengthUnit>

Standard length units. Several conversion factors have been taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_of_units.

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Author:

Alexander Verbraeck

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Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.djunits.unit.Unit

Unit.Builder<U extends Unit<U>>

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static LengthUnit	ANGSTROM	Angstrom = 10^-10 m.
static LengthUnit	ASTRONOMICAL_UNIT	Astronomical Unit = 149,597,870,700 m.
static Quantity<LengthUnit>	BASE	The base, with "m" as the SI signature.
static LengthUnit	CENTIMETER	cm.
static LengthUnit	DECAMETER	dam.
static LengthUnit	DECIMETER	dm.
static LengthUnit	FOOT	foot (international) = 0.3048 m = 1/3 yd = 12 inches.
static LengthUnit	HECTOMETER	hm.
static LengthUnit	INCH	inch (international) = 2.54 cm = 1/36 yd = 1/12 ft.
static LengthUnit	KILOMETER	km.
static LengthUnit	LIGHTYEAR	Lightyear = 9,460,730,472,580,800 m.
static LengthUnit	METER	meter.
static LengthUnit	MICROMETER	µm.
static LengthUnit	MILE	mile (international) = 5280 ft = 1760 yd.
static LengthUnit	MILLIMETER	mm.
static LengthUnit	NANOMETER	nm.
static LengthUnit	NAUTICAL_MILE	nautical mile (international) = 1852 m.
static LengthUnit	PARSEC	Parsec = 648,000 / PI ly.
static LengthUnit	SI	The SI unit for length is meter.
static LengthUnit	YARD	yard (international) = 0.9144 m = 3 ft = 36 in.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
LengthUnit()

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.djunits.unit.Unit

build, clone, deriveLinear, deriveLinear, deriveLinear, derivePerSI, deriveSI, deriveSI, deriveSIKilo, equals, getAbbreviations, getDefaultDisplayAbbreviation, getDefaultTextualAbbreviation, getId, getName, getQuantity, getScale, getStandardUnit, getUnit, getUnitSystem, hashCode, isBaseSIUnit, isGenerated, lookupOrCreateUnitWithSIDimensions, makeBuilder, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

BASE

public static final Quantity<LengthUnit> BASE

The base, with "m" as the SI signature.

SI

public static final LengthUnit SI

The SI unit for length is meter.

METER

public static final LengthUnit METER

meter.

NANOMETER

public static final LengthUnit NANOMETER

nm.

MICROMETER

public static final LengthUnit MICROMETER

µm.

MILLIMETER

public static final LengthUnit MILLIMETER

mm.

CENTIMETER

public static final LengthUnit CENTIMETER

cm.

DECIMETER

public static final LengthUnit DECIMETER

dm.

DECAMETER

public static final LengthUnit DECAMETER

dam.

HECTOMETER

public static final LengthUnit HECTOMETER

hm.

KILOMETER

public static final LengthUnit KILOMETER

km.

FOOT

public static final LengthUnit FOOT

foot (international) = 0.3048 m = 1/3 yd = 12 inches.

INCH

public static final LengthUnit INCH

inch (international) = 2.54 cm = 1/36 yd = 1/12 ft.

YARD

public static final LengthUnit YARD

yard (international) = 0.9144 m = 3 ft = 36 in.

MILE

public static final LengthUnit MILE

mile (international) = 5280 ft = 1760 yd.

NAUTICAL_MILE

public static final LengthUnit NAUTICAL_MILE

nautical mile (international) = 1852 m.

ASTRONOMICAL_UNIT

public static final LengthUnit ASTRONOMICAL_UNIT

Astronomical Unit = 149,597,870,700 m.

LIGHTYEAR

public static final LengthUnit LIGHTYEAR

Lightyear = 9,460,730,472,580,800 m.

PARSEC

public static final LengthUnit PARSEC

Parsec = 648,000 / PI ly.

ANGSTROM

public static final LengthUnit ANGSTROM

Angstrom = 10^-10 m.

Constructor Detail

LengthUnit

public LengthUnit()