com.dautelle.physics
Class LuminousFlux

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class LuminousFlux

extends Quantity

This class represents a luminous flux. The system unit for this quantity is "cd·sr". By default, instances of this class are showed in Lumen ("lm").

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 LuminousFlux

ZERO Represents a LuminousFlux amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

LuminousFlux() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

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

Represents a LuminousFlux amounting to nothing.

Constructor Detail

LuminousFlux

protected LuminousFlux()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

luminousFluxOf

public static LuminousFlux luminousFluxOf(Quantity quantity)

Returns the LuminousFlux corresponding to the specified quantity.

Parameters:

quantity - a quantity compatible with LuminousFlux.

Returns:

the specified quantity or a new LuminousFlux instance.

Throws:

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

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows LuminousFlux instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the output unit for LuminousFlux instances.

See Also:

Quantity.getOutputUnit()