com.dautelle.physics
Class Temperature

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class Temperature

extends Quantity

This class represents the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or an environment. The system unit for this quantity is "K" (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 Temperature	STANDARD Holds the standard temperature (0°C).
static Temperature	ZERO Represents a Temperature amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

Temperature() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

static void	showAs(Unit unit) Shows Temperature instances in the specified unit.
static Temperature	temperatureOf(Quantity quantity) Returns the Temperature 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 Temperature ZERO

Represents a Temperature amounting to nothing.

STANDARD

public static final Temperature STANDARD

Holds the standard temperature (0°C).

Constructor Detail

Temperature

protected Temperature()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

temperatureOf

public static Temperature temperatureOf(Quantity quantity)

Returns the Temperature corresponding to the specified quantity.

Parameters:

quantity - a quantity compatible with Temperature.

Returns:

the specified quantity or a new Temperature instance.

Throws:

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

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows Temperature instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the output unit for Temperature instances.

See Also:

Quantity.getOutputUnit()