com.dautelle.physics
Class ElectricCharge

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class ElectricCharge

extends Quantity

This class represents an electric charge. The system unit for this quantity is "s·A". By default, instances of this class are showed in Coulomb ("C").

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 ElectricCharge	ELEMENTARY Holds the elementary charge (positron charge).
static ElectricCharge	ZERO Represents an ElectricCharge amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

ElectricCharge() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

static ElectricCharge	electricChargeOf(Quantity quantity) Returns the ElectricCharge corresponding to the specified quantity.
static void	showAs(Unit unit) Shows ElectricCharge 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 ElectricCharge ZERO

Represents an ElectricCharge amounting to nothing.

ELEMENTARY

public static final ElectricCharge ELEMENTARY

Holds the elementary charge (positron charge).

Constructor Detail

ElectricCharge

protected ElectricCharge()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

electricChargeOf

public static ElectricCharge electricChargeOf(Quantity quantity)

Returns the ElectricCharge corresponding to the specified quantity.

Parameters:

quantity - a quantity compatible with ElectricCharge.

Returns:

the specified quantity or a new ElectricCharge instance.

Throws:

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

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows ElectricCharge instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the output unit for ElectricCharge instances.

See Also:

Quantity.getOutputUnit()