uk.theretiredprogrammer.gpssurvey

Class Latitude

java.lang.Object

uk.theretiredprogrammer.gpssurvey.Latitude

public class Latitude
extends Object

The Latitude class.

Author:

Richard Linsdale (richard at theretiredprogrammer.uk)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Latitude(double value) Constructor
Latitude(double value, char direction) Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Latitude	clone()
boolean	equals(Object other)
double	get() Get the latitude value.
double	getAbsolute() Get the absolute latitude value.
char	getDirection() Get the latitude direction.
int	hashCode()
String	toString()
String	toStringWithUnits() Format the latitude value as a String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Latitude

public Latitude(double value)

Constructor

Parameters:

value - the latitude (signed number between -90 and 90; +ve is north)

Latitude

public Latitude(double value,
                char direction)

Constructor.

Parameters:

value - the latitude (positive number between 0 and 90)

direction - the direction ('N' or 'S')

Method Detail

get

public double get()

Get the latitude value.

Returns:

the latitude (signed number; +ve is north)

getAbsolute

public double getAbsolute()

Get the absolute latitude value.

Returns:

the absolute latitude value (between 0 and 90)

getDirection

public char getDirection()

Get the latitude direction.

Returns:

the direction ('N' or 'S')

clone

public Latitude clone()

Overrides:

clone in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

toStringWithUnits

public String toStringWithUnits()

Format the latitude value as a String. The string representation includes the units symbol.

Returns:

the formated string

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object