net.sf.marineapi.nmea.util

Enum Datum

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Datum>

net.sf.marineapi.nmea.util.Datum

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Datum>

public enum Datum
extends Enum<Datum>

Defines the supported datums, i.e. the coordinate systems used to specify geographic positions.

Author:

Kimmo Tuukkanen

See Also:

Position

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
NAD27 North American Datum 1927
NAD83 North American Datum 1983
WGS84 World Geodetic System 1984, the default datum in GPS systems.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Datum	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Datum[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

WGS84

public static final Datum WGS84

World Geodetic System 1984, the default datum in GPS systems.

NAD83

public static final Datum NAD83

North American Datum 1983

NAD27

public static final Datum NAD27

North American Datum 1927

Method Detail

values

public static Datum[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (Datum c : Datum.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static Datum valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null