Package org.djunits.unit.scale

Class IdentityScale

java.lang.Object
org.djunits.unit.scale.LinearScale
org.djunits.unit.scale.IdentityScale
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Scale
public final class IdentityScale extends LinearScale
A Scale for standard, e.g. SI, units. Values in these units need no conversion.

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BSD-style license. See DJUNITS License.

Author:
Alexander Verbraeck, Peter Knoppers
See Also:

  • Field Details

    • SCALE

      public static final IdentityScale SCALE
      A ready-to-use instance of the standard scale (they are all the same...).

  • Method Details

    • toBaseValue

      public double toBaseValue(double value)
      Description copied from interface: Scale
      Convert a value expressed in this unit to its base (SI) value.
      Specified by:
      toBaseValue in interface Scale
      Overrides:
      toBaseValue in class LinearScale
      Parameters:
      value - the value expressed in this unit
      Returns:
      the value converted to its SI value

    • fromBaseValue

      public double fromBaseValue(double value)
      Description copied from interface: Scale
      Convert a value from a base (SI) value to a value in the unit that uses this scale.
      Specified by:
      fromBaseValue in interface Scale
      Overrides:
      fromBaseValue in class LinearScale
      Parameters:
      value - the value to convert
      Returns:
      the corresponding value in the given unit

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Overrides:
      toString in class LinearScale