com.dautelle.physics
Class VolumetricDensity

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class VolumetricDensity

extends Quantity

This class represents a mass per unit volume of a substance under specified conditions of pressure and temperature. The system unit for this quantity is "kg/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 VolumetricDensity

ZERO Represents a VolumetricDensity amounting to nothing.

Constructor Summary

protected

VolumetricDensity() Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Summary

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

Represents a VolumetricDensity amounting to nothing.

Constructor Detail

VolumetricDensity

protected VolumetricDensity()

Default constructor (allows for derivation).

Method Detail

volumetricDensityOf

public static VolumetricDensity volumetricDensityOf(Quantity quantity)

Returns the VolumetricDensity corresponding to the specified quantity.

Parameters:

quantity - a quantity compatible with VolumetricDensity.

Returns:

the specified quantity or a new VolumetricDensity instance.

Throws:

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

showAs

public static void showAs(Unit unit)

Shows VolumetricDensity instances in the specified unit.

Parameters:

unit - the output unit for VolumetricDensity instances.

See Also:

Quantity.getOutputUnit()