Package ucar.visad.quantities

Class Altitude

java.lang.Object

ucar.visad.quantities.Quantity

ucar.visad.quantities.ScalarQuantity

ucar.visad.quantities.Altitude

public final class Altitude
extends ScalarQuantity

Provides support for the quantity of altitude.

Version:

$Id: Altitude.java,v 1.8 2005/05/13 18:35:37 jeffmc Exp $

Author:

Steven R. Emmerson

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static RealTupleType	getRealTupleType()	Obtains the RealTupleType associated with this class.
static RealType	getRealType()	Obtains the RealType associated with this class.

Methods inherited from class ucar.visad.quantities.ScalarQuantity

getRealType, getRealType, realType

Methods inherited from class ucar.visad.quantities.Quantity

realTupleType, setRealTupleType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

getRealType

public static RealType getRealType()
                            throws VisADException

Obtains the RealType associated with this class.

Returns:

The RealType associated with this class.

Throws:

VisADException - Couldn't perform necessary VisAD operation.

getRealTupleType

public static RealTupleType getRealTupleType()
                                      throws VisADException

Obtains the RealTupleType associated with this class.

Returns:

The RealTupleType associated with this class.

Throws:

VisADException - Couldn't perform necessary VisAD operation.