uk.ac.starlink.pal

Class Observatory

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.starlink.pal.Observatory

public class Observatory
extends Object

Observatory Data

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	getHeight() Get Height
String	getId() Get identifier
double	getLat() Get Latitude
double	getLong() Get Longitude
String	getName() Get Name
static int	getObservatoryCount() Return the number of observatories available
static String	getObservatoryID(int i) Get the short identifier of an observatory
static String	getObservatoryName(int i) Get the name of an observatory
String	printPosition() Get the longitude, latitude and height as a string
String	printPosition(int ndp) Get the longitude, latitude and height as a string
String	toString() Get the name of the Observatory as a string

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getId

public String getId()

Get identifier

Returns:

Code name for Observatory

getName

public String getName()

Get Name

Returns:

Full name for Observatory

getLong

public double getLong()

Get Longitude

Returns:

Longitude of Observatory

getLat

public double getLat()

Get Latitude

Returns:

Latitude of Observatory

getHeight

public double getHeight()

Get Height

Returns:

Height of Observatory in metres

printPosition

public String printPosition()

Get the longitude, latitude and height as a string

Returns:

Longitude, latitude and height as a string of the form 'E dd mm ss.ss N dd mm ss.ss (Height: nn.nn m)'

printPosition

public String printPosition(int ndp)

Get the longitude, latitude and height as a string

Parameters:

ndp - Number of decimal places in answer

Returns:

Longitude, latitude and height as a string of the form 'E dd mm ss.f N dd mm ss.f (Height: nn.f m)' where f is to the required precision

toString

public String toString()

Get the name of the Observatory as a string

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

Name of the Observatory in the form 'fullname [id]'

getObservatoryCount

public static int getObservatoryCount()

Return the number of observatories available

Returns:

the number of observatories available.

getObservatoryName

public static String getObservatoryName(int i)

Get the name of an observatory

Parameters:

i - index of the observatory

Returns:

name of the observatory, null if off limits

getObservatoryID

public static String getObservatoryID(int i)

Get the short identifier of an observatory

Parameters:

i - index of the observatory

Returns:

id of the observatory, null if off limits