Class Angle

Object
Angle
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<Angle>, Formattable
Direct Known Subclasses:
Elevation­Angle, Latitude, Longitude

public class Angle extends Object implements Comparable<Angle>, Formattable, Serializable
An angle in decimal degrees. An angle is the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another. Various kind of angles are used in geographic information systems, some of them having a specialized class in Apache SIS:
  • Latitude is an angle ranging from 0° at the equator to 90° at the poles.
  • Longitude is an angle measured east-west from a prime meridian (usually Greenwich, but not necessarily).
  • Azimuth is a direction given by an angle between 0° and 360° measured clockwise from North.
  • Bearing is a direction given by an angle between 0° and 90° in a quadrant defined by a cardinal direction.
  • Bearing is also sometimes used in navigation for an angle relative to the vessel forward direction.
  • Deflection angle is the angle between a line and the prolongation of a preceding line.
  • Interior angle is an angle measured between two lines of sight.
  • Elevation angle is the angular height from the horizontal plane to an object above the horizon.

Formatting angles

The recommended way to format angles is to instantiate an Angle­Format once, then to reuse it many times. As a convenience, Angle objects can also be formatted by the "%s" conversion specifier of Formatter, but this is less efficient for this class.

Immutability and thread safety

This class and the Latitude / Longitude subclasses are immutable, and thus inherently thread-safe. Other subclasses may or may not be immutable, at implementation choice (see Number for an example of a similar in purpose class having mutable subclasses).
Since:
0.3
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  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    Angle(double θ)
    Constructs a new angle with the specified value in decimal degrees.
    Angle(String text)
    Constructs a newly allocated Angle object that contain the angular value represented by the string.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    int
    Compares two Angle objects numerically.
    double
    Returns the angle value in decimal degrees.
    boolean
    equals(Object object)
    Compares the specified object with this angle for equality.
    void
    format­To(Formatter formatter, int flags, int width, int precision)
    Formats this angle using the provider formatter.
    int
    Returns a hash code for this Angle object.
    double
    Returns the angle value in radians.
    Returns a string representation of this Angle object.

    Methods inherited from class Object

    clone, finalize, get­Class, notify, notify­All, wait, wait, wait
  • Constructor Details

    • Angle

      public Angle(double θ)
      Constructs a new angle with the specified value in decimal degrees.
      Parameters:
      θ - angle in decimal degrees.
    • Angle

      public Angle(String text) throws NumberFormatException
      Constructs a newly allocated Angle object that contain the angular value represented by the string. The string should represent an angle in either fractional degrees (e.g. 45.5°) or degrees with minutes and seconds (e.g. 45°30').

      This is a convenience constructor mostly for testing purpose, since it uses a fixed locale. Developers should consider using Angle­Format for end-user applications instead of this constructor.

      Parameters:
      text - a string to be converted to an Angle.
      Throws:
      Number­Format­Exception - if the string does not contain a parsable angle.
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  • Method Details

    • degrees

      public double degrees()
      Returns the angle value in decimal degrees.
      Returns:
      the angle value in decimal degrees.
    • radians

      public double radians()
      Returns the angle value in radians.
      Returns:
      the angle value in radians.
    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Returns a hash code for this Angle object.
      Overrides:
      hash­Code in class Object
    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object object)
      Compares the specified object with this angle for equality.
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object
      Parameters:
      object - the object to compare with this angle for equality.
      Returns:
      true if the given object is equal to this angle.
    • compareTo

      public int compareTo(Angle that)
      Compares two Angle objects numerically. The comparison is done as if by the Double​.compare(double, double) method.
      Specified by:
      compare­To in interface Comparable<Angle>
      Parameters:
      that - the angle to compare with this object for order.
      Returns:
      -1 if this angle is smaller than the given one, +1 if greater or 0 if equals.
    • toString

      public String toString()
      Returns a string representation of this Angle object. This is a convenience method mostly for debugging purpose, since it uses a fixed locale. Developers should consider using Angle­Format for end-user applications instead than this method.
      Overrides:
      to­String in class Object
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    • formatTo

      public void formatTo(Formatter formatter, int flags, int width, int precision)
      Formats this angle using the provider formatter. This method is invoked when an Angle object is formatted using the "%s" conversion specifier of Formatter. Users don't need to invoke this method explicitly.

      Special cases:

      Specified by:
      format­To in interface Formattable
      Parameters:
      formatter - the formatter in which to format this angle.
      flags - Formattable­Flags​.LEFT_JUSTIFY for left alignment, or 0 for right alignment.
      width - minimal number of characters to write, padding with ' ' if necessary.
      precision - maximal number of characters to write, or -1 if no limit.