Public Member Functions | Protected Member Functions
vcsl_unit Class Reference

Abstract unit associated to a dimension. More...

#include <vcsl_unit.h>

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Public Member Functions

 vcsl_unit (vcsl_unit const &)
virtual ~vcsl_unit ()
virtual bool compatible_units (vcsl_unit_sptr const &other) const =0
 Are `this' and `other' compatible units ?.
virtual vcsl_unit_sptr standard_unit () const =0
 Return the standard unit associated to the dimension of `this'.
virtual double units_per_standard_unit () const =0
 Returns the number of units of `this' equal of the standard_unit for the dimension.
virtual const
vcsl_acceleration_unit * 
cast_to_acceleration_unit () const
virtual const vcsl_angle_unitcast_to_angle_unit () const
virtual const vcsl_charge_unit * cast_to_charge_unit () const
virtual const vcsl_length_unitcast_to_length_unit () const
virtual const vcsl_mass_unit * cast_to_mass_unit () const
virtual const
vcsl_temperature_unit * 
cast_to_temperature_unit () const
virtual const vcsl_time_unit * cast_to_time_unit () const
virtual const vcsl_velocity_unit * cast_to_velocity_unit () const
void ref ()
void unref ()
int get_references () const
bool is_referenced () const

Protected Member Functions

 vcsl_unit ()

Detailed Description

Abstract unit associated to a dimension.

A unit specifies how the quantity is measured--effectively, it specifies what is amount is to be defined as 1

This is a pure virtual class.

Definition at line 34 of file vcsl_unit.h.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

vcsl_unit::vcsl_unit ( ) [inline, protected]

Definition at line 43 of file vcsl_unit.h.

vcsl_unit::vcsl_unit ( vcsl_unit const &  ) [inline]

Definition at line 47 of file vcsl_unit.h.

virtual vcsl_unit::~vcsl_unit ( ) [inline, virtual]

Definition at line 50 of file vcsl_unit.h.


Member Function Documentation

virtual const vcsl_acceleration_unit* vcsl_unit::cast_to_acceleration_unit ( ) const [inline, virtual]

Definition at line 70 of file vcsl_unit.h.

virtual const vcsl_angle_unit* vcsl_unit::cast_to_angle_unit ( ) const [inline, virtual]

Reimplemented in vcsl_angle_unit.

Definition at line 71 of file vcsl_unit.h.

virtual const vcsl_charge_unit* vcsl_unit::cast_to_charge_unit ( ) const [inline, virtual]

Definition at line 72 of file vcsl_unit.h.

virtual const vcsl_length_unit* vcsl_unit::cast_to_length_unit ( ) const [inline, virtual]

Reimplemented in vcsl_length_unit.

Definition at line 73 of file vcsl_unit.h.

virtual const vcsl_mass_unit* vcsl_unit::cast_to_mass_unit ( ) const [inline, virtual]

Definition at line 74 of file vcsl_unit.h.

virtual const vcsl_temperature_unit* vcsl_unit::cast_to_temperature_unit ( ) const [inline, virtual]

Definition at line 75 of file vcsl_unit.h.

virtual const vcsl_time_unit* vcsl_unit::cast_to_time_unit ( ) const [inline, virtual]

Definition at line 76 of file vcsl_unit.h.

virtual const vcsl_velocity_unit* vcsl_unit::cast_to_velocity_unit ( ) const [inline, virtual]

Definition at line 77 of file vcsl_unit.h.

virtual bool vcsl_unit::compatible_units ( vcsl_unit_sptr const &  other) const [pure virtual]

Are `this' and `other' compatible units ?.

(Are they associated to the same dimension ?)

Implemented in vcsl_length_unit, and vcsl_angle_unit.

virtual vcsl_unit_sptr vcsl_unit::standard_unit ( ) const [pure virtual]

Return the standard unit associated to the dimension of `this'.

Implemented in vcsl_length_unit, and vcsl_angle_unit.

virtual double vcsl_unit::units_per_standard_unit ( ) const [pure virtual]

Returns the number of units of `this' equal of the standard_unit for the dimension.

Implemented in vcsl_radian, vcsl_degree, vcsl_meter, vcsl_micron, and vcsl_millimeter.


The documentation for this class was generated from the following file: