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com.dautelle.physics
Class Quantity.Factory

java.lang.Object
  com.dautelle.realtime.ObjectFactory
      com.dautelle.math.numbers.RealtimeNumber.Factory
          com.dautelle.physics.Quantity.Factory

Enclosing class:

Quantity

public static class Quantity.Factory

extends RealtimeNumber.Factory

This inner-class represents the ObjectFactory producing Quantity instances.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.dautelle.realtime.ObjectFactory

MAX

Constructor Summary

protected

Quantity.Factory(Unit systemUnit) Creates a new factory producing quantities whose nature is identified by the specified system unit.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	create() Returns a new quantity product of this factory.
static Quantity.Factory	getInstance(Unit unit) Returns the Quantity.Factory producing quantities identified by the specified unit.
Unit	getUnit() Returns the system unit for the Quantity instances created by this Quantity.Factory.
protected Quantity	newQuantity() This method should be overriden by sub-classes to return a new instance allocated on the heap.
Quantity	quantity(Quantity quantity) Returns an instance of this factory equivalent to the specified quantity.
Quantity	rangeApprox(double min, double max) Returns the quantity corresponding to the specified approximate range.
Quantity	rangeExact(double min, double max) Returns the quantity corresponding to the specified exact range.
void	showInstancesAs(Unit outputUnit) Shows instances of this factory in the specified output unit (context-local).
Quantity.Factory	useFor(Unit unit) Maps the specified unit to this Quantity.Factory.

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

newPool, object

Methods inherited from class com.dautelle.realtime.ObjectFactory

cleanup, currentPool, heapPool

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Quantity.Factory

protected Quantity.Factory(Unit systemUnit)

Creates a new factory producing quantities whose nature is identified by the specified system unit.

Parameters:

systemUnit - the system unit for the quantities produced by this factory.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the specified unit is not a system unit.

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if another factory already produces the same quantities.

Method Detail

getInstance

public static Quantity.Factory getInstance(Unit unit)

Returns the Quantity.Factory producing quantities identified by the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the unit identifying the factory to return.

Returns:

an existing factory or a new one.

getUnit

public final Unit getUnit()

Returns the system unit for the Quantity instances created by this Quantity.Factory.

Returns:

the system unit for this factory.

useFor

public Quantity.Factory useFor(Unit unit)

Maps the specified unit to this Quantity.Factory. This method allows for additional units to be mapped to this Quantity.Factory. For example:

     Factory.getInstance(Unit.valueOf("1/s")).useFor(SI.HERTZ);

Typically, such additional mapping is the responsibility of the physical models (e.g. StandardModel for the mapping of SI derived units).

Parameters:

unit - the unit being mapped to this Quantity.Factory.

Returns:

this;

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if this factory's unit and the specified unit are not compatible.

showInstancesAs

public void showInstancesAs(Unit outputUnit)

Shows instances of this factory in the specified output unit (context-local). This method overrides the default output unit specified by the current model.

Parameters:

outputUnit - the output unit for instances of this Quantity.Factory.

See Also:

PhysicalModel.current(), LocalContext

newQuantity

protected Quantity newQuantity()

This method should be overriden by sub-classes to return a new instance allocated on the heap.

Note: This method should never be called directly. Allocation of a new quantity amounting to nothing should be performed using create().

Returns:

a new instance (not initialized).

create

public final java.lang.Object create()

Returns a new quantity product of this factory.

Specified by:

create in class ObjectFactory

Returns:

a new quantity allocated from the heap.

quantity

public final Quantity quantity(Quantity quantity)

Returns an instance of this factory equivalent to the specified quantity.

Parameters:

quantity - the quantity reference.

Returns:

the specified quantity instance or a quantity from this factory equivalent to the specified quantity.

Throws:

ConversionException - if the current model does not allow the specified quantity to be stated in this factory's system unit.

rangeExact

public final Quantity rangeExact(double min,
                                 double max)

Returns the quantity corresponding to the specified exact range.

Parameters:

min - the minimum amount stated in this factory system unit.

max - the maximum amount stated in this factory system unit.

Returns:

the corresponding quantity instance of this factory.

rangeApprox

public final Quantity rangeApprox(double min,
                                  double max)

Returns the quantity corresponding to the specified approximate range.

Parameters:

min - the minimum amount stated in this factory system unit.

max - the maximum amount stated in this factory system unit.

Returns:

the corresponding quantity instance of this factory.