uk.theretiredprogrammer.gpssurvey

Class Longitude

java.lang.Object

uk.theretiredprogrammer.gpssurvey.Longitude

public class Longitude
extends Object

The Longitude class.

Author:

Richard Linsdale (richard at theretiredprogrammer.uk)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

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

Method Summary

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Longitude

public Longitude(double value)

Constructor

Parameters:

value - the longitude (signed number between -180 and 180; +ve is east)

Longitude

public Longitude(double value,
                 char direction)

Constructor.

Parameters:

value - the longitude (positive number between 0 and 180)

direction - the direction ('E' or 'W')

Method Detail

get

public double get()

Get the longitude value.

Returns:

the longitude (signed number; +ve is east)

getAbsolute

public double getAbsolute()

Get the absolute longitude value.

Returns:

the absolute longitude value (between 0 and 180)

getDirection

public char getDirection()

Get the longitude direction.

Returns:

the direction ('E' or 'W')

clone

public Longitude clone()

Overrides:

clone in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

toStringWithUnits

public String toStringWithUnits()

Format the longitude 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