com.dautelle.physics
Class ElectricCurrent

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class ElectricCurrent

extends Quantity

This class represents the amount of electric charge flowing past a specified circuit point per unit time. The system unit for this quantity is "A" (Système International d'Unités).

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 ElectricCurrent

ZERO Represents an ElectricCurrent amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

ElectricCurrent() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

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

Represents an ElectricCurrent amounting to nothing.

Constructor Detail

ElectricCurrent

protected ElectricCurrent()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

electricCurrentOf

public static ElectricCurrent electricCurrentOf(Quantity quantity)

Returns the ElectricCurrent corresponding to the specified quantity.

Parameters:

quantity - a quantity compatible with ElectricCurrent.

Returns:

the specified quantity or a new ElectricCurrent instance.

Throws:

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

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows ElectricCurrent instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the output unit for ElectricCurrent instances.

See Also:

Quantity.getOutputUnit()