Class Observatory

Method Details

• getId

  public String getId()

  Get identifier

  Returns:

  Code name for Observatory

• getName

  public String getName()

  Get Name

  Returns:

  Full name for Observatory

• getLong

  public double getLong()

  Get Longitude

  Returns:

  Longitude of Observatory

• getLat

  public double getLat()

  Get Latitude

  Returns:

  Latitude of Observatory

• getHeight

  public double getHeight()

  Get Height

  Returns:

  Height of Observatory in metres

• printPosition

  public String printPosition()

  Get the longitude, latitude and height as a string

  Returns:

  Longitude, latitude and height as a string of the form 'E dd mm ss.ss N dd mm ss.ss (Height: nn.nn m)'

• printPosition

  public String printPosition(int ndp)

  Get the longitude, latitude and height as a string

  Parameters:

  ndp - Number of decimal places in answer

  Returns:

  Longitude, latitude and height as a string of the form 'E dd mm ss.f N dd mm ss.f (Height: nn.f m)' where f is to the required precision

• toString

  public String toString()

  Get the name of the Observatory as a string

  Overrides:

  toString in class Object

  Returns:

  Name of the Observatory in the form 'fullname [id]'

• getObservatoryCount

  public static int getObservatoryCount()

  Return the number of observatories available

  Returns:

  the number of observatories available.

• getObservatoryName

  public static String getObservatoryName(int i)

  Get the name of an observatory

  Parameters:

  i - index of the observatory

  Returns:

  name of the observatory, null if off limits

• getObservatoryID

  public static String getObservatoryID(int i)

  Get the short identifier of an observatory

  Parameters:

  i - index of the observatory

  Returns:

  id of the observatory, null if off limits