ucar.units
Class PrefixName

java.lang.Object
  ucar.units.Prefix
      ucar.units.PrefixName

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<Object>

public final class PrefixName
extends Prefix

Provides support for prefix names and numeric values. Instances of this class are immutable.

Version:

$Id: PrefixName.java 64 2006-07-12 22:30:50Z edavis $

Author:

Steven R. Emmerson

Constructor Summary

PrefixName(String name, double value)
Constructs from a name and a numeric value.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Object obj) Compares this PrefixName with another PrefixName.
int	compareTo(String string) Compares this PrefixName with a string.

Methods inherited from class ucar.units.Prefix

getID, getValue, length, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PrefixName

public PrefixName(String name,
                  double value)

Constructs from a name and a numeric value.

Parameters:

name - The name for the prefix.

value - The numeric value for the prefix.

Method Detail

compareTo

public final int compareTo(Object obj)

Compares this PrefixName with another PrefixName.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<Object>

Specified by:

compareTo in class Prefix

Parameters:

obj - The other PrefixName.

Returns:

A negative value, zero, or a positive value depending on whether this PrefixName is less than, equal to, or greater than obj, respectively.

compareTo

public final int compareTo(String string)

Compares this PrefixName with a string.

Specified by:

compareTo in class Prefix

Parameters:

string - The string to compare this PrefixName against.

Returns:

A negative value, zero, or a positive value depending on whether this PrefixName is less than, equal to, or greater than string, respectively.