net.agmodel.physical
Class AbstractQuantity

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Acceleration, Angle, Area, Composite, Duration, Frequency, Length, Mass, Proportion, Radiation, Speed, Temperature, Volume, VolumetricDensity

public abstract class AbstractQuantity

extends Object

implements Serializable, Cloneable

This abstract class represents a measurable amount. This class defines abstract methods to get the value of a quantity using the "Syst?me International d'Unit?s" (SI) and to get the associated SI dimension.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected static int	AMOUNT_OF_SUBSTANCE SI base unit for amount of substance.
static float	COMPLETE
protected int	derivation
static float	DEVOID
protected static int	DIMENSIONLESS SI base unit dimensionless.
protected static int	ELECTRIC_CURRENT SI base unit for electric current.
protected static int	LENGTH SI base unit for length.
protected static int	LUMINOUS_INTENSITY SI base unit for luminous intensity.
protected static int	MASS SI base unit for mass.
static int	SPATIALLYINTERPOLATED
static int	TEMPORALLYINTERPOLATED
protected static int	THERMODYNAMIC_TEMPERATURE SI base unit for thermodynamic temperature.
protected static int	TIME SI base unit for time
static int	UNINTERPOLATED

Constructor Summary

AbstractQuantity()

Method Summary

Object	clone()
Composite	divide(AbstractQuantity x) Returns the Composite whose value is (this / x).
protected abstract int	getDimensionSI() Gets the SI dimension of this quantity.
protected String	getSymbolSI() Returns the String representation of the symbol associated to this quantity (1/s, m/s^2, molxK^3/ca/Kg^3, for example)
protected abstract double	getValueSI() Gets the quantity in the SI unit.
boolean	isSpatiallyInterpolated()
boolean	isTemporallyInterpolated()
Composite	multiply(AbstractQuantity x) Returns the Composite whose value is (this * x).
Composite	toComposite() Converts a simple quantity to Composite.
String	toString() Returns the decimal String representation of this quantity in SI units.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DIMENSIONLESS

protected static final int DIMENSIONLESS

SI base unit dimensionless.

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Constant Field Values

LUMINOUS_INTENSITY

protected static final int LUMINOUS_INTENSITY

SI base unit for luminous intensity.

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AMOUNT_OF_SUBSTANCE

protected static final int AMOUNT_OF_SUBSTANCE

SI base unit for amount of substance.

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THERMODYNAMIC_TEMPERATURE

protected static final int THERMODYNAMIC_TEMPERATURE

SI base unit for thermodynamic temperature.

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ELECTRIC_CURRENT

protected static final int ELECTRIC_CURRENT

SI base unit for electric current.

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TIME

protected static final int TIME

SI base unit for time

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MASS

protected static final int MASS

SI base unit for mass.

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LENGTH

protected static final int LENGTH

SI base unit for length.

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UNINTERPOLATED

public static final int UNINTERPOLATED

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TEMPORALLYINTERPOLATED

public static final int TEMPORALLYINTERPOLATED

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SPATIALLYINTERPOLATED

public static final int SPATIALLYINTERPOLATED

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COMPLETE

public static final float COMPLETE

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DEVOID

public static final float DEVOID

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Constant Field Values

derivation

protected int derivation

Constructor Detail

AbstractQuantity

public AbstractQuantity()

Method Detail

multiply

public Composite multiply(AbstractQuantity x)

Returns the Composite whose value is (this * x).

Parameters:

x - the quantity multiplier.

Returns:

(this * x)

divide

public Composite divide(AbstractQuantity x)

Returns the Composite whose value is (this / x).

Parameters:

x - the quantity divisor.

Returns:

(this / x)

Throws:

ArithmeticException - x.getValueSI() == 0.0

toComposite

public Composite toComposite()

Converts a simple quantity to Composite.

Returns:

the composite corresponding to the specified quantity.

toString

public String toString()

Returns the decimal String representation of this quantity in SI units.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

decimal String representation of this quantity in SI units followed by its SI symbol.

getSymbolSI

protected String getSymbolSI()

Returns the String representation of the symbol associated to this quantity (1/s, m/s^2, molxK^3/ca/Kg^3, for example)

Returns:

decimal String representation of the SI symbol.

getValueSI

protected abstract double getValueSI()

Gets the quantity in the SI unit.

Returns:

quantity in the SI unit.

getDimensionSI

protected abstract int getDimensionSI()

Gets the SI dimension of this quantity.

Returns:

SI dimension of this quantity.

isTemporallyInterpolated

public boolean isTemporallyInterpolated()

isSpatiallyInterpolated

public boolean isSpatiallyInterpolated()

clone

public Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class Object