org.ka2ddo.util

Interface UnitEnumHasShortUnit<T>

All Superinterfaces:

UnitEnum<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

DistanceUnit

public interface UnitEnumHasShortUnit<T>
extends UnitEnum<T>

This interface specifies a Enum for units that has a smaller version of the unit in the same system of units (standard/imperial vs. metric).

Author:

Andrew Pavlin, KA2DDO

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getDepth() Get depth index for this unit instance's hierarchy of different-sized units.
<T extends UnitEnumHasShortUnit<T>> T	getShortUnit() Get the shorter unit associated with this unit.

Methods inherited from interface org.ka2ddo.util.UnitEnum

from, getOffset

Method Detail

getShortUnit

<T extends UnitEnumHasShortUnit<T>> T getShortUnit()

Get the shorter unit associated with this unit.

Type Parameters:

T - Enum subclass implementing this interface

Returns:

shorter unit in same system of measurement

getDepth

int getDepth()

Get depth index for this unit instance's hierarchy of different-sized units.

Returns:

zero-based index of how many times you can get a shorter unit before you reach the smallest unit