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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  • Field Details

    • 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.
    • 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 Details

    • LengthUnit

      public LengthUnit()