Package ucar.visad.quantities

Class DryAirGasConstant

java.lang.Object

ucar.visad.quantities.Quantity

ucar.visad.quantities.ScalarQuantity

ucar.visad.quantities.GasConstant

ucar.visad.quantities.DryAirGasConstant

public class DryAirGasConstant
extends GasConstant

Provides support for the dry air gas constant.

Version:

$Id: DryAirGasConstant.java,v 1.9 2005/05/13 18:35:38 jeffmc Exp $

Author:

Steven R. Emmerson

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	DryAirGasConstant(String name)	Constructs from a name.

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.
static Real	newReal()	Creates a Real from nothing.

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

Constructor Details

DryAirGasConstant

protected DryAirGasConstant(String name)
                     throws VisADException

Constructs from a name.

Parameters:

name - The name for the quantity.

Throws:

VisADException - Couldn't create necessary VisAD object.

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.

newReal

public static Real newReal()
                    throws VisADException

Creates a Real from nothing.

Returns:

The dry air gas constant.

Throws:

VisADException - Couldn't create necessary VisAD object.