com.tensegrity.generic.util.metric
Class MetricConstants

java.lang.Object
  com.tensegrity.generic.util.metric.MetricConstants

public final class MetricConstants

extends java.lang.Object

The MetricConstants class provides the constants and conversion methods that are needed to work with metric expressions.

Version:

$Id: MetricConstants.java,v 1.6 2006/01/26 15:32:26 MichaelKegel Exp $

Author:

MKegel

Field Summary

static int	CENTIMETER Constants defining one of the supported measuring units
static java.lang.String	CENTIMETER_ABBR Constants defining the here used abbreviation for the used units
static int	INCH Constants defining one of the supported measuring units
static java.lang.String	INCH_ABBR Constants defining the here used abbreviation for the used units
static int	INTERN Constants defining one of the supported measuring units
static java.lang.String	INTERN_ABBR Constants defining the here used abbreviation for the used units
static int	MILLIMETER Constants defining one of the supported measuring units
static int	MILLIMETER_10 Constants defining one of the supported measuring units
static java.lang.String	MILLIMETER_10_ABBR Constants defining the here used abbreviation for the used units
static int	MILLIMETER_100 Constants defining one of the supported measuring units
static java.lang.String	MILLIMETER_100_ABBR Constants defining the here used abbreviation for the used units
static java.lang.String	MILLIMETER_ABBR Constants defining the here used abbreviation for the used units

Method Summary

static java.lang.String[]	getUnitAbbreviations() Returns all the unit abbreviations as an array of String.
static int	unit2Constant(java.lang.String abbr) Returns the corresponding constant for the given abbreviation.
static java.lang.String	unit2String(int unit) Returns a human readable abbreviation of the measuring unit of the given metric constant.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

CENTIMETER

public static final int CENTIMETER

Constants defining one of the supported measuring units

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MILLIMETER

public static final int MILLIMETER

Constants defining one of the supported measuring units

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MILLIMETER_10

public static final int MILLIMETER_10

Constants defining one of the supported measuring units

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MILLIMETER_100

public static final int MILLIMETER_100

Constants defining one of the supported measuring units

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INCH

public static final int INCH

Constants defining one of the supported measuring units

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INTERN

public static final int INTERN

Constants defining one of the supported measuring units

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CENTIMETER_ABBR

public static final java.lang.String CENTIMETER_ABBR

Constants defining the here used abbreviation for the used units

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MILLIMETER_ABBR

public static final java.lang.String MILLIMETER_ABBR

Constants defining the here used abbreviation for the used units

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MILLIMETER_10_ABBR

public static final java.lang.String MILLIMETER_10_ABBR

Constants defining the here used abbreviation for the used units

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MILLIMETER_100_ABBR

public static final java.lang.String MILLIMETER_100_ABBR

Constants defining the here used abbreviation for the used units

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INCH_ABBR

public static final java.lang.String INCH_ABBR

Constants defining the here used abbreviation for the used units

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INTERN_ABBR

public static final java.lang.String INTERN_ABBR

Constants defining the here used abbreviation for the used units

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Method Detail

unit2String

public static final java.lang.String unit2String(int unit)

Returns a human readable abbreviation of the measuring unit of the given metric constant.

Parameters:

unit - the unit constant to translate

Returns:

an abbreviation describing the current measure unit

Throws:

InvalidArgumentException - if the given measuring unit is unknown

unit2Constant

public static final int unit2Constant(java.lang.String abbr)

Returns the corresponding constant for the given abbreviation.

Parameters:

abbr - the abbreviation to look up the constant for

Returns:

the corresponding constant for the given abbreviation

getUnitAbbreviations

public static java.lang.String[] getUnitAbbreviations()

Returns all the unit abbreviations as an array of String.

Returns:

the unit names in no specific order as an array of String.