org.jeospace.designation
Class Classification

java.lang.Object
  org.jeospace.designation.Classification

public class Classification

extends java.lang.Object

Constant objects representing the type of simulation object.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1.1.1 $

Author:

Rex Melton

Field Summary

static Classification	ARTIFICIAL_SATELLITE Constant indicating an artificial satellite.
static Classification	COMET Constant indicating a comet, a secondary natural satellites of stars exhibiting highly eccentric orbits.
static Classification	MINOR_PLANET Constant indicating a minor planet, the secondary natural satellites of stars.
static Classification	MOON Constant indicating a moon, a natural satellite of a planet
java.lang.String	name The name of the type of simulation object
static Classification	PLANET Constant indicating a major planet, the primary natural satellites of stars.
static Classification	STAR Constant indicating a stellar object.

Constructor Summary

protected

Classification(java.lang.String name) Construct a Classification object.

Method Summary

static Classification[]	getClassifications() Return an array of the defined Classification objects
java.lang.String	toString() Return a String representation ( the name String ) of this Classification object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

STAR

public static final Classification STAR

Constant indicating a stellar object.

PLANET

public static final Classification PLANET

Constant indicating a major planet, the primary natural satellites of stars.

MINOR_PLANET

public static final Classification MINOR_PLANET

Constant indicating a minor planet, the secondary natural satellites of stars. Also known as asteroids, planetoids and planetesimals.

COMET

public static final Classification COMET

Constant indicating a comet, a secondary natural satellites of stars exhibiting highly eccentric orbits. Another type of planetesimal.

MOON

public static final Classification MOON

Constant indicating a moon, a natural satellite of a planet

ARTIFICIAL_SATELLITE

public static final Classification ARTIFICIAL_SATELLITE

Constant indicating an artificial satellite.

name

public final java.lang.String name

The name of the type of simulation object

Constructor Detail

Classification

protected Classification(java.lang.String name)

Construct a Classification object.

Parameters:

name - the format type

Method Detail

getClassifications

public static Classification[] getClassifications()

Return an array of the defined Classification objects

Returns:

the array of the defined Classification objects

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Return a String representation ( the name String ) of this Classification object.

Returns:

a String representation of this Classification object