Package org.djunits.unit

Class PositionUnit

java.lang.Object

org.djunits.unit.Unit<AU>

org.djunits.unit.AbsoluteLinearUnit<PositionUnit,LengthUnit>

org.djunits.unit.PositionUnit

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable

public class PositionUnit
extends AbsoluteLinearUnit<PositionUnit,LengthUnit>

Standard absolute position units.

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BSD-style license. See DJUNITS License.

Author:

Alexander Verbraeck

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

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

AbsoluteLinearUnit.Builder<AU extends AbsoluteLinearUnit<AU,RU>,RU extends Unit<RU>>

Field Summary

Fields

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

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PositionUnit()

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.djunits.unit.AbsoluteLinearUnit

build, deriveLinearOffset, deriveLinearOffset, deriveLinearOffset, getRelativeQuantity, getRelativeUnit, getScale, makeBuilder

Methods inherited from class org.djunits.unit.Unit

clone, deriveLinear, deriveLinear, deriveLinear, derivePerSI, deriveSI, deriveSI, deriveSIKilo, equals, getDefaultAbbreviations, getDefaultDisplayAbbreviation, getDefaultTextualAbbreviation, getId, getLocalizedAbbreviations, getLocalizedDisplayAbbreviation, getLocalizedTextualAbbreviation, getName, getQuantity, getStandardUnit, getUnit, getUnitSystem, hashCode, isBaseSIUnit, isGenerated, lookupOrCreateUnitWithSIDimensions, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

BASE

public static final Quantity<PositionUnit> BASE

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

DEFAULT

public static final PositionUnit DEFAULT

The SI unit for position is meter.

METER

public static final PositionUnit METER

meter.

NANOMETER

public static final PositionUnit NANOMETER

nm.

MICROMETER

public static final PositionUnit MICROMETER

µm.

MILLIMETER

public static final PositionUnit MILLIMETER

mm.

CENTIMETER

public static final PositionUnit CENTIMETER

cm.

DECIMETER

public static final PositionUnit DECIMETER

dm.

DECAMETER

public static final PositionUnit DECAMETER

dam.

HECTOMETER

public static final PositionUnit HECTOMETER

hm.

KILOMETER

public static final PositionUnit KILOMETER

km.

FOOT

public static final PositionUnit FOOT

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

INCH

public static final PositionUnit INCH

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

YARD

public static final PositionUnit YARD

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

MILE

public static final PositionUnit MILE

mile (international) = 5280 ft = 1760 yd.

NAUTICAL_MILE

public static final PositionUnit NAUTICAL_MILE

nautical mile (international) = 1852 m.

ASTRONOMICAL_UNIT

public static final PositionUnit ASTRONOMICAL_UNIT

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

LIGHTYEAR

public static final PositionUnit LIGHTYEAR

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

PARSEC

public static final PositionUnit PARSEC

Parsec = 648,000 / PI ly.

ANGSTROM

public static final PositionUnit ANGSTROM

Angstrom = 10^-10 m.

Constructor Details

PositionUnit

public PositionUnit()