Package net.sf.basedb.util.units

Interface UnitConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:
IdentityUnitConverter, LinearUnitConverter
public interface UnitConverter
Interface for converting values between two units. A unit converter implemenation usually has a notion of a specific unit and a reference unit, which are the two units the converter can convert values from.

If rounding errors and truncation is ignored the following should hold for any implementation: value == converter.convertFrom(converter.convertTo(value))

Version:
2.9
Author:
Nicklas
Last modified
$Date: 2008-09-25 09:01:30 +0200 (to, 25 sep 2008) $

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    double
    convertToReferenceUnit(double specificValue)
    Convert a value from the specific unit to the reference unit.
    double
    convertToSpecificUnit(double referenceValue)
    Convert a value from the reference unit to the specific unit.

  • Method Details

    • convertToReferenceUnit

      double convertToReferenceUnit(double specificValue)
      Convert a value from the specific unit to the reference unit.
      Parameters:
      specificValue - The value to convert
      Returns:
      The converted value

    • convertToSpecificUnit

      double convertToSpecificUnit(double referenceValue)
      Convert a value from the reference unit to the specific unit.
      Parameters:
      referenceValue - The reference value
      Returns:
      The converted value