org.jeospace.measure
Class Mult

java.lang.Object
  org.jeospace.measure.Mult

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable

public class Mult

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.lang.Comparable

An immutable object that provides exponents, values, symbols and prefixes of multipliers as defined in the International System ( SI ). [reference: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/prefixes.html]

SI ( International System ) Multipliers

	Prefix	Symbol	Multiplier

	yotta	Y	x10^24
	zeta	Z	x10^21
	exa	E	x10^18
	peta 	P	x10^15
	tera	T	x10^12
	giga	G	x10^9
	mega	M	x10^6
	kilo	k	x10^3
	hecto 	h	x10^2
	deka	da	x10

	deci	d	x10^-1
	centi	c	x10^-2
	milli	m	x10^-3
	micro	u	x10^-6
	nano	n	x10^-9
	pico	p	x10^-12
	femto	f	x10^-15
	atto	a	x10^-18
	zepto	z	x10^-21
	yocto	y	x10^-24
 

Version:

$Revision: 1.1.1.1 $

Author:

Rex Melton

See Also:

Length

Field Summary

static Mult	ATTO Constant - atto (a) = 10^-18
static Mult	CENTI Constant - centi (c) = 10^-2
static Mult	DECI Constant - deci (d) = 10^-1
static Mult	DEKA Constant - deka (da) = 10
static Mult	EXA Constant - exa (E) = 10^18
int	exponent The exponent of the multiplier
static Mult	FEMTO Constant - femto (f) = 10^-15
static Mult	GIGA Constant - giga (G) = 10^9
static Mult	HECTO Constant - hecto (h) = 10^2
static Mult	KILO Constant - kilo (k) = 10^3
static Mult	MEGA Constant - mega (M) = 10^6
static Mult	MICRO Constant - micro (µ) = 10^-6
static Mult	MILLI Constant - milli (m) = 10^-3
static Mult	NANO Constant - nano (n) = 10^-9
static Mult	NONE Constant - no multiplier, = 1
static Mult	PETA Constant - peta (P) = 10^15
static Mult	PICO Constant - pico (p) = 10^-12
java.lang.String	prefix The prefix of the multiplier
java.lang.String	symbol The symbol of the multiplier
static Mult	TERA Constant - tera (T) = 10^12
double	value The value of the multiplier
static Mult	YOCTO Constant - yocto (y) = 10^-24
static Mult	YOTTA Constant - yotta (Y) = 10^24
static Mult	ZEPTO Constant - zepto (z) = 10^-21
static Mult	ZETA Constant - zeta (Z) = 10^21

Constructor Summary

protected

Mult(int exponent, java.lang.String symbol, java.lang.String prefix) Construct an Mult object.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Mult that) Compare this object with the argument for order.
int	compareTo(java.lang.Object obj) Compare this object with the argument for order.
static Mult[]	getSIMultipliers() Return an array of the defined Mult objects
java.lang.String	toString() Return a String representation ( the prefix String ) of this Mult object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

exponent

public final int exponent

The exponent of the multiplier

value

public final double value

The value of the multiplier

symbol

public final java.lang.String symbol

The symbol of the multiplier

prefix

public final java.lang.String prefix

The prefix of the multiplier

YOTTA

public static final Mult YOTTA

Constant - yotta (Y) = 10^24

ZETA

public static final Mult ZETA

Constant - zeta (Z) = 10^21

EXA

public static final Mult EXA

Constant - exa (E) = 10^18

PETA

public static final Mult PETA

Constant - peta (P) = 10^15

TERA

public static final Mult TERA

Constant - tera (T) = 10^12

GIGA

public static final Mult GIGA

Constant - giga (G) = 10^9

MEGA

public static final Mult MEGA

Constant - mega (M) = 10^6

KILO

public static final Mult KILO

Constant - kilo (k) = 10^3

HECTO

public static final Mult HECTO

Constant - hecto (h) = 10^2

DEKA

public static final Mult DEKA

Constant - deka (da) = 10

NONE

public static final Mult NONE

Constant - no multiplier, = 1

DECI

public static final Mult DECI

Constant - deci (d) = 10^-1

CENTI

public static final Mult CENTI

Constant - centi (c) = 10^-2

MILLI

public static final Mult MILLI

Constant - milli (m) = 10^-3

MICRO

public static final Mult MICRO

Constant - micro (µ) = 10^-6

NANO

public static final Mult NANO

Constant - nano (n) = 10^-9

PICO

public static final Mult PICO

Constant - pico (p) = 10^-12

FEMTO

public static final Mult FEMTO

Constant - femto (f) = 10^-15

ATTO

public static final Mult ATTO

Constant - atto (a) = 10^-18

ZEPTO

public static final Mult ZEPTO

Constant - zepto (z) = 10^-21

YOCTO

public static final Mult YOCTO

Constant - yocto (y) = 10^-24

Constructor Detail

Mult

protected Mult(int exponent,
               java.lang.String symbol,
               java.lang.String prefix)

Construct an Mult object.

Parameters:

exponent - The multiplier's exponent value

symbol - The multiplier's symbol

prefix - The multiplier's prefix

Method Detail

getSIMultipliers

public static Mult[] getSIMultipliers()

Return an array of the defined Mult objects

Returns:

the array of the defined Mult objects

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Return a String representation ( the prefix String ) of this Mult object.

Returns:

a String representation of this Mult object

compareTo

public int compareTo(Mult that)

Compare this object with the argument for order.

Parameters:

that - The Mult to compare

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object obj)

Compare this object with the argument for order.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

Parameters:

obj - The Object to compare

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the argument is not an Mult.