Package org.opensextant.extractors.xcoord

Class Hemisphere

java.lang.Object

org.opensextant.extractors.xcoord.Hemisphere

public class Hemisphere
extends Object

Represent a Hemisphere symbol and value.

Author:

ubaldino

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
int	polarity	Hemisphere polarity - N, E = +1; S, W = -1.
String	symbol	The symbol.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Hemisphere()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	isAlpha()	Checks if is alpha.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

symbol

public String symbol

The symbol.

polarity

public int polarity

Hemisphere polarity - N, E = +1; S, W = -1. polarity default is 0, because any choice to use -1 or +1 as a default should be set by interpreter or application using this class. Polarity = 0 means you have a bug or lack of initialization logic.

Constructor Details

Hemisphere

public Hemisphere()

Method Details

isAlpha

public boolean isAlpha()

Checks if is alpha.

Returns:

true, if is alphabetic