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1/*
2**********************************************************************
3* Copyright (c) 2004-2006, International Business Machines
4* Corporation and others. All Rights Reserved.
5**********************************************************************
6* Author: Alan Liu
7* Created: April 26, 2004
8* Since: ICU 3.0
9**********************************************************************
10*/
11#ifndef __MEASURE_H__
12#define __MEASURE_H__
13
14#include "unicode/utypes.h"
15
16/**
17 * \file
18 * \brief C++ API: MeasureUnit object.
19 */
20
21#if !UCONFIG_NO_FORMATTING
22
23#include "unicode/fmtable.h"
24
25U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
26
27class MeasureUnit;
28
29/**
30 * An amount of a specified unit, consisting of a number and a Unit.
31 * For example, a length measure consists of a number and a length
32 * unit, such as feet or meters. This is an abstract class.
33 * Subclasses specify a concrete Unit type.
34 *
35 * <p>Measure objects are parsed and formatted by subclasses of
36 * MeasureFormat.
37 *
38 * <p>Measure objects are immutable.
39 *
40 * <p>This is an abstract class.
41 *
42 * @author Alan Liu
43 * @stable ICU 3.0
44 */
45class U_I18N_API Measure: public UObject {
46 public:
47 /**
48 * Construct an object with the given numeric amount and the given
49 * unit. After this call, the caller must not delete the given
50 * unit object.
51 * @param number a numeric object; amount.isNumeric() must be TRUE
52 * @param adoptedUnit the unit object, which must not be NULL
53 * @param ec input-output error code. If the amount or the unit
54 * is invalid, then this will be set to a failing value.
55 * @stable ICU 3.0
56 */
57 Measure(const Formattable& number, MeasureUnit* adoptedUnit,
58 UErrorCode& ec);
59
60 /**
61 * Copy constructor
62 * @stable ICU 3.0
63 */
64 Measure(const Measure& other);
65
66 /**
67 * Assignment operator
68 * @stable ICU 3.0
69 */
70 Measure& operator=(const Measure& other);
71
72 /**
73 * Return a polymorphic clone of this object. The result will
74 * have the same class as returned by getDynamicClassID().
75 * @stable ICU 3.0
76 */
77 virtual UObject* clone() const = 0;
78
79 /**
80 * Destructor
81 * @stable ICU 3.0
82 */
83 virtual ~Measure();
84
85 /**
86 * Equality operator. Return true if this object is equal
87 * to the given object.
88 * @stable ICU 3.0
89 */
90 UBool operator==(const UObject& other) const;
91
92 /**
93 * Return a reference to the numeric value of this object. The
94 * numeric value may be of any numeric type supported by
95 * Formattable.
96 * @stable ICU 3.0
97 */
98 inline const Formattable& getNumber() const;
99
100 /**
101 * Return a reference to the unit of this object.
102 * @stable ICU 3.0
103 */
104 inline const MeasureUnit& getUnit() const;
105
106 protected:
107 /**
108 * Default constructor.
109 * @stable ICU 3.0
110 */
111 Measure();
112
113 private:
114 /**
115 * The numeric value of this object, e.g. 2.54 or 100.
116 */
117 Formattable number;
118
119 /**
120 * The unit of this object, e.g., "millimeter" or "JPY". This is
121 * owned by this object.
122 */
123 MeasureUnit* unit;
124};
125
126inline const Formattable& Measure::getNumber() const {
127 return number;
128}
129
130inline const MeasureUnit& Measure::getUnit() const {
131 return *unit;
132}
133
134U_NAMESPACE_END
135
136#endif // !UCONFIG_NO_FORMATTING
137#endif // __MEASURE_H__