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// $Id: Unit.java 64 2006-07-12 22:30:50Z edavis $
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package ucar.units;
import java.util.Date;
/**
* Interface for units.
*
* @author Steven R. Emmerson
* @version $Id: Unit.java 64 2006-07-12 22:30:50Z edavis $
*/
public interface Unit {
/**
* Gets the identifier of this unit.
*
* @return The identifier of this unit. May be null.
*/
public UnitName getUnitName();
/**
* Gets the name of this unit.
*
* @return The name of this unit. May be null.
*/
public String getName();
/**
* Gets the plural form of the name of this unit.
*
* @return The plural of the name of this unit. May be null.
*/
public String getPlural();
/**
* Gets the symbol of this unit.
*
* @return The symbol for this unit. May be null.
*/
public String getSymbol();
/**
* Returns the string representation of the unit.
*
* @return The string representation of the unit
*/
public String toString();
/**
* Returns the canonical string representation of the unit.
*
* @return The canonical string representation.
*/
public String getCanonicalString();
/**
* Returns the derived unit that underlies this unit.
*
* @return The derived unit that underlies this unit.
*/
public DerivedUnit getDerivedUnit();
/**
* Clones this unit, changing the identifier.
*
* @param id
* The identifier for the new unit.
* @return The new unit.
*/
public Unit clone(UnitName id);
/**
* Multiplies this unit by another.
*
* @param that
* The other unit.
* @return The product of multiplying this unit by the other unit.
* @throws MultiplyException
* Can't multiply these units.
*/
public Unit multiplyBy(Unit that) throws MultiplyException;
/**
* Multiplies this unit by a scale factor. For example, if {@code m} is a
* meter unit, then {@code m.multiplyBy(1e-2)} returns a centimeter unit.
*
* @param scale
* The scale factor.
* @return The result of multiplying this unit by the scale factor.
* @throws MultiplyException
* if {@code scale} is zero.
*/
public Unit multiplyBy(double scale) throws MultiplyException;
/**
* Divides this unit by another.
*
* @param that
* The other unit.
* @return The quotient of dividing this unit by the other unit.
* @throws OperationException
* Can't divide these units.
*/
public Unit divideBy(Unit that) throws OperationException;
/**
* Divides this unit into another.
*
* @param that
* The other unit.
* @return The quotient of dividing this unit into the other unit.
* @throws OperationException
* Can't divide these units.
*/
public Unit divideInto(Unit that) throws OperationException;
/**
* Raises this unit to a power.
*
* @param power
* The power.
* @return This result of raising this unit to the power.
* @throws RaiseException
* Can't raise this unit to a power.
*/
public Unit raiseTo(int power) throws RaiseException;
/**
* Returns a unit identical to this instance but whose origin (i.e., zero
* value) has been shifted to the given value. For example, if {@code degK}
* is a Kelvin unit, then {@code degK.shiftTo(273.15)} is a Celsius unit.
*
* @param origin
* The new origin in units of this instance.
* @return A unit convertible with this instance but whose zero value is
* equal to the value {@code origin} of this instance.
* @throws ShiftException
* if the corresponding new unit can't be created.
*/
public Unit shiftTo(double origin) throws ShiftException;
/**
* Returns a unit identical to this instance but whose origin (i.e., zero
* value) has been shifted to the given time. For example, if {@code sec} is
* a second unit, then {@code sec.shiftTo(new Date(0L)} is the unit
* corresponding to seconds since the epoch (1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC).
*
* @param origin
* The new origin.
* @return A unit whose zero value is the time given by {@code origin}.
* @throws ShiftException
* if the corresponding new unit can't be created. For example,
* if this instance isn't a unit of time.
*/
public Unit shiftTo(Date origin) throws ShiftException;
/**
* Returns a logarithmic unit whose reference level is equal to this unit.
* For example, if {@code mW} is a milliwatt unit, then {@code mW.log(10.)}
* returns a base-ten logarithmic unit with a milliwatt reference level.
*
* @param base
* The logarithmic base. Must be one of {@code 2}, {@link Math#E}
* , or {@code 10}.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException
* if {@code base} isn't one of the allowed values.
*/
public Unit log(double base);
/**
* Gets a Converter that converts numeric values from this unit to another,
* compatible unit.
*
* @param outputUnit
* The unit to which to convert the numerical values.
* @return A converter of numeric values from this unit to the other unit.
* @throws ConversionException
* The units aren't compatible.
*/
public Converter getConverterTo(Unit outputUnit) throws ConversionException;
/**
* Converts a numerical value from this unit to another unit.
*
* @param amount
* The numerical value in this unit.
* @param outputUnit
* The unit to which to convert the numerical value.
* @return The numerical value in the output unit.
* @throws ConversionException
* The units aren't compatible.
*/
public float convertTo(float amount, Unit outputUnit)
throws ConversionException;
/**
* Converts a numerical value from this unit to another unit.
*
* @param amount
* The numerical value in this unit.
* @param outputUnit
* The unit to which to convert the numerical value.
* @return The numerical value in the output unit.
* @throws ConversionException
* The units aren't compatible.
*/
public double convertTo(double amount, Unit outputUnit)
throws ConversionException;
/**
* Converts numerical values from this unit to another unit.
*
* @param amounts
* The numerical values in this unit.
* @param outputUnit
* The unit to which to convert the numerical values.
* @return The numerical values in the output unit. in allocated space.
* @throws ConversionException
* The units aren't compatible.
*/
public float[] convertTo(float[] amounts, Unit outputUnit)
throws ConversionException;
/**
* Converts numerical values from this unit to another unit.
*
* @param amounts
* The numerical values in this unit.
* @param outputUnit
* The unit to which to convert the numerical values.
* @return The numerical values in the output unit. in allocated space.
* @throws ConversionException
* The units aren't compatible.
*/
public double[] convertTo(double[] amounts, Unit outputUnit)
throws ConversionException;
/**
* Converts numerical values from this unit to another unit.
*
* @param input
* The numerical values in this unit.
* @param outputUnit
* The unit to which to convert the numerical values.
* @param output
* The output numerical values. May be the same array as the
* input values.
* @return output.
* @throws ConversionException
* The units aren't compatible.
*/
public float[] convertTo(float[] input, Unit outputUnit, float[] output)
throws ConversionException;
/**
* Converts numerical values from this unit to another unit.
*
* @param input
* The numerical values in this unit.
* @param outputUnit
* The unit to which to convert the numerical values.
* @param output
* The output numerical values. May be the same array as the
* input values.
* @return output.
* @throws ConversionException
* The units aren't compatible.
*/
public double[] convertTo(double[] input, Unit outputUnit, double[] output)
throws ConversionException;
/**
* Indicates if this unit is compatible with another unit.
*
* @param that
* The other unit.
* @return True iff values in this unit are convertible to values in the
* other unit.
*/
public boolean isCompatible(Unit that);
/**
* Indicates if this unit is semantically identical to an object.
*
* @param object
* The object.
* @return true if and only if this unit is semantically
* identical to the object.
*/
public boolean equals(Object object);
/**
* Makes a label for a named quantity.
*
* @param quantityID
* An identifier of the quantity for which the label is intended
* (e.g. "altitude").
* @return A label (e.g. "altitude/km").
*/
public String makeLabel(String quantityID);
/**
* Indicates if values in this unit are dimensionless.
*
* @return true if and only if this unit is dimensionless.
*/
public boolean isDimensionless();
}
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