• the inter-conversion (recasting) the following data types:   double,   Double,   float,   Float,   long,   Long,   int,   Integer,   short,   Short,   byte,   Byte,   BigDecimal,   BigInteger,   Complex,   Phasor,   char,   Character  or  String.
  On conversions to numerical data types, char or Character are treated as their Unicode integer equivalents. On conversion to char and Character numerical integers are treated as their Unicode character equivalents.
  An exception, with appropriate error message, is thrown if a numerically meaningful conversion cannot be made, eg, if an attempt to recast a long, larger than the maximum value of int, as int is made. These exceptions may not follow the conventional narrowing primitive conversions.
  A warning will be displayed on screen if a possible loss of precision may occur in a conversion but the conversion will be made. These warning messages may be suppressed.
  Conversions of real numbers, e.g. doubles, longs, BigDecimals, to Complex will be result in a Complex whose real part is that number converted to double and whose imaginary part is set to zero.
  Conversions of real numbers, e.g. doubles, longs, BigDecimals, to Phasor will be result in a Phasor whose magnitude is that number converted to double and whose phase is set to zero.
  (See ArrayMaths for interconversions of one dimensional arrays of the above listed data types)
  The String conversions also contain a conversion to title case.
  All pair wise conversions are included for completeness but in many cases the use of the underlying Java conversion coding may be simpler, e.g.
    int ii = 57;
    char cc = (char)ii;
    // rather than
    char cc = Conv.convert_int_to_char(ii);
  
• decimal/hexadecimal/binary interconversions:   decimal to hexadecimal,   decimal to binary,    hexadecimal to decimal,   hexadecimal to binary,   binary to decimal,   binary to hexadecimal
• the inter-conversion of common physical units:   frequency (Hz)/radial frequency,   electron volts/wavelength,   Molar/(%w/v),   height and weight/Body Mass Index (BMI),   degrees Celsius/degrees Kelvin,   degrees Celsius/degrees Fahrenheit,   calories/joules,   date and time to milliseconds since 0 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds on 1 Jan 1970 (computer time),   grams/ounces,   kilograms/pounds,   kilograms/tons (UK),   millimetres/inches,   metres/feet,   metres/yards,   kilometres/miles,   gallons(UK)/litres,   quarts(UK)/litres, pints(UK)/litres,   fuel Consumption: UK gallons per mile/litres per kilometre,   UK fluid ounce/American fluid ounce,   UK pint/American liquid pint,   UK quart/American liquid quart,   UK gallon/American gallon,   UK pint/American cup

• Summary table of methods
• Listing of the source code (Last update: 11 April 2012)
• Other classes, in this library, used by this class
• Main Page of Michael Thomas Flanagan's Java Scientific Library

CONVERSION OF DATA TYPES

• On conversions to numerical data types, char or Character are treated as their Unicode integer equivalents. On conversion to char or Character numerical integers are treated as their Unicode character equivalents.
• An exception, with appropriate error message, is thrown if a numerically meaningful conversion cannot be made, eg, if an attempt to recast a long, larger than the maximum value of int, as int is made. These exceptions may not follow the conventional narrowing primitive conversions.
• A warning will be displayed on screen if a possible loss of precision may occur in a conversion but the conversion will be made. These warning messages may be suppressed (see suppressMessages).
• Conversions of real numbers, e.g. doubles, longs, BigDecimals, to Complex will be result in a Complex whose real part is that number converted to double and whose imaginary part is set to zero.
• Conversions of real numbers, e.g. doubles, longs, BigDecimals, to Phasor will be result in a Phasor whose magnitudet is that number converted to double and whose phase is set to zero.
• All pair wise conversions are included for completeness but in many cases the use of the underlying Java conversion coding may be simpler, e.g.
    int ii = 57;
    char cc = (char)ii;
    // rather than
    char cc = Conv.convert_int_to_char(ii);