com.dautelle.physics
Class SolidAngle

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class SolidAngle

extends Quantity

This class represents the angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point. The system unit for this quantity is "sr". This quantity is dimensionless.

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 SolidAngle

ZERO Represents a SolidAngle amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

SolidAngle() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

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

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 SolidAngle ZERO

Represents a SolidAngle amounting to nothing.

Constructor Detail

SolidAngle

protected SolidAngle()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

solidAngleOf

public static SolidAngle solidAngleOf(Quantity quantity)

Returns the SolidAngle corresponding to the specified quantity.

Parameters:

quantity - a quantity compatible with SolidAngle.

Returns:

the specified quantity or a new SolidAngle instance.

Throws:

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

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows SolidAngle instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the output unit for SolidAngle instances.

See Also:

Quantity.getOutputUnit()