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Emmerson */ @Immutable public final class UnitDimension extends Dimension { /** * Constructs a dimensionless unit dimension. */ public UnitDimension() { super(); } /** * Constructs the unit dimension corresponding to a base unit. * @param baseUnit A base unit. */ public UnitDimension(BaseUnit baseUnit) { super(new Factor(baseUnit)); } /** * Constructs a unit dimension comprised of the given factors. * @param factors The factors that constitute the unit dimension. */ private UnitDimension(Factor[] factors) { super(factors); } /** * Multiplies this unit dimension by another. * @param that The other unit dimension. * @return The product of this unit dimension multiplied * by the other. */ public UnitDimension multiplyBy(UnitDimension that) { return new UnitDimension(mult(that)); } /** * Divides this unit dimension by another. * @param that The other unit dimension. * @return The quotient of this unit dimension divided * by the other. */ public UnitDimension divideBy(UnitDimension that) { return multiplyBy(that.raiseTo(-1)); } /** * Raises this unit dimension to a power. * @param power The power. * @return The result of raising this unit dimension * to the power. */ public UnitDimension raiseTo(int power) { return new UnitDimension(pow(power)); } /** * Returns the corresponding quantity dimension. * @return The quantity dimension corresponding to this * unit dimension. */ public QuantityDimension getQuantityDimension() { Factor[] factors = getFactors(); for (int i = factors.length; --i >= 0; ) { Factor factor = factors[i]; factors[i] = new Factor( ((BaseUnit)factor.getBase()).getBaseQuantity(), factor.getExponent()); } return new QuantityDimension(factors); } /** * Tests this class. */ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { System.out.println("new UnitDimension() = \"" + new UnitDimension() + '"'); UnitDimension timeDimension = new UnitDimension( BaseUnit.getOrCreate( UnitName.newUnitName("second", null, "s"), BaseQuantity.TIME)); System.out.println("timeDimension = \"" + timeDimension + '"'); UnitDimension lengthDimension = new UnitDimension( BaseUnit.getOrCreate( UnitName.newUnitName("meter", null, "m"), BaseQuantity.LENGTH)); System.out.println("lengthDimension = \"" + lengthDimension + '"'); System.out.println( "lengthDimension.isReciprocalOf(timeDimension) = \"" + lengthDimension.isReciprocalOf(timeDimension) + '"'); UnitDimension hertzDimension = timeDimension.raiseTo(-1); System.out.println("hertzDimension = \"" + hertzDimension + '"'); System.out.println( "hertzDimension.isReciprocalOf(timeDimension) = \"" + hertzDimension.isReciprocalOf(timeDimension) + '"'); System.out.println("lengthDimension.divideBy(timeDimension) = \"" + lengthDimension.divideBy(timeDimension) + '"'); System.out.println( "lengthDimension.divideBy(timeDimension).raiseTo(2) = \"" + lengthDimension.divideBy(timeDimension).raiseTo(2) + '"'); } }