Enum Class Force

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Force>

org.tquadrat.foundation.value.Force

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Force>, Constable, Dimension, DimensionWithLinearConversion

@ClassVersion(sourceVersion="$Id: Force.java 1195 2026-04-15 21:33:40Z tquadrat $")
@API(status=STABLE,
     since="0.3.0")
public enum Force
extends Enum<Force>
implements DimensionWithLinearConversion

The various instances of force …

Author:

Thomas Thrien (thomas.thrien@tquadrat.org)

Version:

$Id: Force.java 1195 2026-04-15 21:33:40Z tquadrat $

Since:

0.3.0

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Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
DYN	A dyn.
KILONEWTON	A kilo Newton.
KILOPOND	A kilo pond
MEGAPOND	A Mega pond
MICRONEWTON	A micro Newton.
NEWTON	A Newton.
POND	A pond

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private final BigDecimal	m_Factor	The factor.
private final int	m_Precision	The default precision.
private final String	m_UnitSymbol	The unit string.

Fields inherited from interface DimensionWithLinearConversion

MSG_UnknownUnit

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
private	Force(BigDecimal factor, String unitSymbol)	Creates a new Force instance, with a default precision of zero mantissa digits.
private	Force(BigDecimal factor, String unitSymbol, int precision)	Creates a new Force instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
final Force	baseUnit()
final BigDecimal	factor()
static final Force	forUnit(String unitSymbol)	Returns the Force instance for the given unit symbol.
final int	getPrecision()
final String	unitSymbol()
static Force	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static Force[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface Dimension

equals, name, toString, unitSymbolForPrinting

Methods inherited from interface DimensionWithLinearConversion

fromBase, toBase

Enum Constant Details

MICRONEWTON

public static final Force MICRONEWTON

A micro Newton.

DYN

public static final Force DYN

A dyn.

This is the unit of force in the CGS unit system.

POND

public static final Force POND

A pond

NEWTON

public static final Force NEWTON

A Newton.

KILOPOND

public static final Force KILOPOND

A kilo pond

KILONEWTON

public static final Force KILONEWTON

A kilo Newton.

MEGAPOND

public static final Force MEGAPOND

A Mega pond

Field Details

m_Factor

private final BigDecimal m_Factor

The factor.

m_Precision

private final int m_Precision

The default precision.

m_UnitSymbol

private final String m_UnitSymbol

The unit string.

Constructor Details

Force

private Force(BigDecimal factor,
 String unitSymbol)

Creates a new Force instance, with a default precision of zero mantissa digits.

Parameters:

factor - The factor.

unitSymbol - The unit symbol String.

Force

private Force(BigDecimal factor,
 String unitSymbol,
 int precision)

Creates a new Force instance.

Parameters:

factor - The factor.

unitSymbol - The unit symbol String.

precision - The default precision.

Method Details

values

public static Force[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static Force valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

baseUnit

public final Force baseUnit()

Specified by:

baseUnit in interface Dimension

factor

public final BigDecimal factor()

Specified by:

factor in interface DimensionWithLinearConversion

forUnit

public static final Force forUnit(String unitSymbol)
                           throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns the Force instance for the given unit symbol.

Parameters:

unitSymbol - The unit symbol.

Returns:

The respective instance.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - The given unit is unknown.

getPrecision

public final int getPrecision()

Specified by:

getPrecision in interface Dimension

unitSymbol

public final String unitSymbol()

Specified by:

unitSymbol in interface Dimension