org.fireweb.css

Enum Unit

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Unit>

org.fireweb.css.Unit

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<Unit>

public enum Unit
extends java.lang.Enum<Unit>

When specifying numerical or length values for CSS properties such as width or font-size you have a choice of different units.

Version:

3.0

Author:

Piotr Ptak

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
cm centimeter
em one em is equal to the current font size of the current element
ex one ex is the x-height of a font (x-height is usually about half the font-size)
in inch
mm millimeter
pc pica (1 pc is the same as 12 points)
prc percentage
pt point (1 pt is the same as 1/72 inch)
px pixels (a dot on the computer screen)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	toString()
static Unit	valueOf(java.lang.String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Unit[]	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, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

prc

public static final Unit prc

percentage

in

public static final Unit in

inch

cm

public static final Unit cm

centimeter

mm

public static final Unit mm

millimeter

em

public static final Unit em

one em is equal to the current font size of the current element

ex

public static final Unit ex

one ex is the x-height of a font (x-height is usually about half the font-size)

pt

public static final Unit pt

point (1 pt is the same as 1/72 inch)

pc

public static final Unit pc

pica (1 pc is the same as 12 points)

px

public static final Unit px

pixels (a dot on the computer screen)

Method Detail

values

public static Unit[] 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 (Unit c : Unit.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static Unit valueOf(java.lang.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:

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

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the argument is null

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Enum<Unit>