com.dautelle.physics
Class DataRate

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Number
      com.dautelle.math.numbers.RealtimeNumber
          com.dautelle.physics.Quantity
              com.dautelle.physics.DataRate

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable, Operable, Realtime, Representable, java.io.Serializable

public class DataRate

extends Quantity

This class represents the speed of data-transmission. The system unit for this quantity is "bit/s".

Version:

4.1, February 10, 2003

Author:

Jean-Marie Dautelle

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class com.dautelle.physics.Quantity

Quantity.Factory, Quantity.Value

Field Summary

static DataRate

ZERO Represents a DataRate amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

DataRate() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

static DataRate	dataRateOf(Quantity quantity) Returns the DataRate corresponding to the specified quantity.
static void	showAs(Unit unit) Shows DataRate instances in the specified unit.

Methods inherited from class com.dautelle.physics.Quantity

abs, add, appendTo, approxEquals, approxEquals, compareTo, divide, divide, doubleValue, doubleValue, equals, floatValue, floatValue, getAbsoluteError, getMaximum, getMinimum, getOutputUnit, getRelativeError, getSystemUnit, hashCode, intValue, intValue, inverse, isPossiblyZero, longValue, longValue, multiply, multiply, negate, opposite, plus, pow, random, reciprocal, root, subtract, times, toString, toString, toXml, valueOf, valueOf, valueOf, valueOf

Methods inherited from class com.dautelle.math.numbers.RealtimeNumber

clone, export, isLocalObject, isPoolObject, pow, recycle, toHeap

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Number

byteValue, shortValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ZERO

public static final DataRate ZERO

Represents a DataRate amounting to nothing.

Constructor Detail

DataRate

protected DataRate()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

dataRateOf

public static DataRate dataRateOf(Quantity quantity)

Returns the DataRate corresponding to the specified quantity.

Parameters:

quantity - a quantity compatible with DataRate.

Returns:

the specified quantity or a new DataRate instance.

Throws:

ConversionException - if the current model does not allow the specified quantity to be converted to DataRate.

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows DataRate instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the output unit for DataRate instances.

See Also:

Quantity.getOutputUnit()