com.dautelle.physics
Class Volume

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class Volume

extends Quantity

This class represents the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space, expressed in cubic units. The system unit for this quantity is "m³".

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 Volume

ZERO Represents a Volume amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

Volume() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

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

Represents a Volume amounting to nothing.

Constructor Detail

Volume

protected Volume()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

volumeOf

public static Volume volumeOf(Quantity quantity)

Returns the Volume corresponding to the specified quantity.

Parameters:

quantity - a quantity compatible with Volume.

Returns:

the specified quantity or a new Volume instance.

Throws:

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

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows Volume instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the output unit for Volume instances.

See Also:

Quantity.getOutputUnit()