jsky.science
Class QuantityRange

java.lang.Object
  jsky.science.QuantityRange

public class QuantityRange
extends java.lang.Object

A range object which contain two Quantities to make up the range.

This code was developed by NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 588 for the Scientist's Expert Assistant (SEA) project.

Version:

12/15/99

Author:

M. Fishman

Field Summary

static QuantityRange	ALL_RANGE An all-encompassing range, from MIN_QUANTITY to MAX_QUANTITY
static QuantityRange	INVALID_RANGE A QuantityRange with null values for both max and min
static Quantity	MAX_QUANTITY Maximum possible Quantity/
static Quantity	MIN_QUANTITY Minimum possible Quantity (largest negative value).

Constructor Summary

QuantityRange(Quantity min, Quantity max)
Creates a QuantityRange from specified min and max

Method Summary

Quantity	getMaximumRange() Get the maximum range value.
Quantity	getMinimumRange() Get the minimum range value.
boolean	intersects(QuantityRange range) Returns whether or not this range intersects the parameter range
java.lang.String	toString() Represent the range as a String, in the Quantity's default units

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

MIN_QUANTITY

public static Quantity MIN_QUANTITY

Minimum possible Quantity (largest negative value).

MAX_QUANTITY

public static Quantity MAX_QUANTITY

Maximum possible Quantity/

INVALID_RANGE

public static final QuantityRange INVALID_RANGE

A QuantityRange with null values for both max and min

ALL_RANGE

public static final QuantityRange ALL_RANGE

An all-encompassing range, from MIN_QUANTITY to MAX_QUANTITY

Constructor Detail

QuantityRange

public QuantityRange(Quantity min,
                     Quantity max)

Creates a QuantityRange from specified min and max

Parameters:

min - the minimum range value

max - the maximum range value

Method Detail

getMinimumRange

public Quantity getMinimumRange()

Get the minimum range value.

getMaximumRange

public Quantity getMaximumRange()

Get the maximum range value.

intersects

public boolean intersects(QuantityRange range)

Returns whether or not this range intersects the parameter range

Parameters:

range - the range to compare against

Returns:

true if the ranges intersect and false otherwise

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Represent the range as a String, in the Quantity's default units

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object