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Package javax.measure

Specifies Java packages for the programmatic, type safe handling of quantities and their expression as values of units.

The core interfaces of this package are javax.measure.Dimension, javax.measure.Prefix, javax.measure.Quantity and javax.measure.Unit.

The package also contains the most common javax.measure.Prefix implementations javax.measure.MetricPrefix and javax.measure.BinaryPrefix.

Authors: Jean-Marie Dautelle, Werner Keil, Otávio Gonçalves de Santana
Since: 1.0
Version: 1.7, February 4, 2019

Interface Summary

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
public interface	Dimension Represents the dimension of a unit.
public interface	Prefix A unit prefix is a specifier or mnemonic that is prepended to units of measurement to indicate multiples or fractions of the units.
public interface	Quantity< The type of the quantity. Q extends Quantity<Q>> Represents a quantitative property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, that can be quantified by measurement.
public interface	Unit< The type of the quantity measured by this unit. Q extends Quantity<Q>> Represents a determinate quantity (as of length, time, heat, or value) adopted as a standard of measurement.
public interface	UnitConverter A converter of numeric values between different units.

Class Summary

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
public class	IncommensurableException Signals that a problem of some sort has occurred due to incommensurable of some quantities/units.
public class	MeasurementError This error is used to indicate serious problems with creating, retrieving and manipulating units of measurement objects.
public class	MeasurementException Exception used to indicate a problem while dealing with units of measurement.
public class	UnconvertibleException Signals that a problem of some sort has occurred due to the impossibility of constructing a converter between two units.

Enum Summary

Modifier and Type	Enum and Description
public enum	BinaryPrefix Provides support for common binary prefixes to be used by units.
public enum	MetricPrefix Provides support for the 24 prefixes used in the metric system (decimal multiples and submultiples of units).