When I was writing code regularly in both C++ and Java in the early days of Java, I often missed Java's (at the time) lack of an enum. ... Using Java Enums for Units Conversions. how-to.

This is a Java code that allows you to convert various units of measurement, including currency, temperature, surface, length, mass, volume, and time. Usage To use this code, simply run the ...

Follows Java's TimeUnit pattern of using enums for each unit and conversion methods in the unit enum. All conversions deal with primitive values - no class instances need to be created in order to do ...

The common practice of representing quantities (values with units, such as 10 kg) in program variables that store only the values, with units implicit or separate, is a significant contributor to ...