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Class units.Dimension 

java.lang.Object
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   +----units.Dimension
public class Dimension
extends Object
implements Cloneable, Serializable
This class implements the vector u of exponents and its operations for addition, subtraction, and multiplication with a scalar.

Version:
$Id: Dimension.java,v 1.3 1998/09/02 17:54:03 schadow Exp $
Author:
Gunther Schadow

Constructor Index

o Dimension()
o Dimension(int)
Initializes a to the n-th base dimension.

Method Index

o add(Dimension)
Adds to this dimension vector d1 another dimension vector d2, which is used when two units u1 and u2 are multiplied.
o assign(Dimension)
o assignZero()
o clone()
o elementAt(int)
Get n-th component.
o equals(Dimension)
Tests for equality of this dimension d1 and another dimension d2.
o getMax()
o isZero()
Tests for zero dimension.
o minus()
Inverts this dimension vector d.
o mul(int)
Multiplies this dimension vector d with a scalar s, which is used when a unit is raised to a power.
o setMax(int)
o sub(Dimension)
Subtracts from this dimension vector d1 another dimension vector d2, which is used when two units u1 and u2 are divided.
o toString()
Return a string that represents the vector

Constructors

o Dimension 
 public Dimension()
o Dimension 
 public Dimension(int n)
Initializes a to the n-th base dimension.

Methods

o setMax 
 public static void setMax(int n)
o getMax 
 public static int getMax()
o elementAt 
 public int elementAt(int n)
Get n-th component.

o toString 
 public String toString()
Return a string that represents the vector

Returns:
the string that represents the vector
Overrides:
toString in class Object
o add 
 public Dimension add(Dimension d2)
Adds to this dimension vector d1 another dimension vector d2, which is used when two units u1 and u2 are multiplied.

Returns:
the sum d1 + d2.
o sub 
 public Dimension sub(Dimension d2)
Subtracts from this dimension vector d1 another dimension vector d2, which is used when two units u1 and u2 are divided.

Returns:
the difference d1 - d2.
o minus 
 public Dimension minus()
Inverts this dimension vector d.

Returns:
-d.
o mul 
 public Dimension mul(int s)
Multiplies this dimension vector d with a scalar s, which is used when a unit is raised to a power.

Returns:
the product d1 * s.
o equals 
 public boolean equals(Dimension d2)
Tests for equality of this dimension d1 and another dimension d2.

Returns:
true if d1 and d2 are equal, false otherwise.
o assign 
 public Dimension assign(Dimension d)
o assignZero 
 public Dimension assignZero()
o isZero 
 public boolean isZero()
Tests for zero dimension.

Returns:
true if exponents are all zero, false otherwise.
o clone 
 public Object clone()
Overrides:
clone in class Object 
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