Package info.monitorenter.util.units

Class UnitFactory

java.lang.Object
info.monitorenter.util.units.UnitFactory
public final class UnitFactory extends Object
Singleton that caches instances of whole unit- systems and provides you with the matching unit for a maximum value.

Version:
$Revision: 1.10 $
Author:
Achim Westermann
See Also:

  • Field Details

    • UNCHANGED

      public static final AUnit UNCHANGED
      Marker unit that represents a "non-unit" that does not modify anything in AUnit.getValue(double).

  • Method Details

    • getInstance

      public static UnitFactory getInstance()
      Singleton retrieval method.

      Returns:
      the unique instance within the current VM.

    • getUnit

      public AUnit getUnit(double absoluteMax, IUnitSystem units)
      Returns the unit for the given argument absolute max.

      The unit is chosen in a way that

      Parameters:
      absoluteMax - the absolute maximum value that has to be put into relation to the unit to retrieve.
      units - the UnitSystem to use.
      Returns:
      the unit for the given argument absolute max.

    • getUnits

      public List<AUnit> getUnits(IUnitSystem unitsystem)
      Returns a list of all different AUnit instances available in the given unit system.

      Parameters:
      unitsystem - the unit system of interest.
      Returns:
      a list of all different AUnit instances available in the given unit system.