Here you can find a list of all supported measurement types and an example of the standard useage for such measurements.
Tabelle 18.1. List of measurement types
| Typ | Class | Standardunit | Description |
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| Acceleration | Zend_Measure_Acceleration | Meter per square second | m/s²
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Zend_Measure_Acceleration covers the
physical factor of acceleration.
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| Angle | Zend_Measure_Angle | Radiant | rad
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Zend_Measure_Angle covers angular dimensions. |
| Area | Zend_Measure_Area | Square meter | m²
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Zend_Measure_Area covers square measures. |
| Binaray | Zend_Measure_Binary | Byte | b
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Zend_Measure_Binary covers binary convertions. |
| Capacitance | Zend_Measure_Capacitance | Farad | F
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Zend_Measure_Capacitance covers physical factor of capacitance.
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| Cooking volumes | Zend_Measure_Cooking_Volume | Cubic meter | m³
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Zend_Measure_Cooking_Volume covers volumes
which are used for cooking or written in cookbooks.
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| Cooking weights | Zend_Measure_Cooking_Weight | Gram | g
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Zend_Measure_Cooking_Weight covers the weights
which are used for cooking or written in cookbooks.
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| Current | Zend_Measure_Current | Ampere | A
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Zend_Measure_Current covers the physical factor of current.
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| Density | Zend_Measure_Density | Kilogram per cubic meter | kg/m³
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Zend_Measure_Density covers the physical factor of density.
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| Energy | Zend_Measure_Energy | Joule | J
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Zend_Measure_Energy covers the physical factor of energy.
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| Force | Zend_Measure_Force | Newton | N
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Zend_Measure_Force covers the physical factor of force.
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| Flow (mass) | Zend_Measure_Flow_Mass | Kilogram per second | kg/s
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Zend_Measure_Flow_Mass covers the physical factor of flow rate.
The weight of the flowing mass is used as reference point within this class.
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| Flow (mole) | Zend_Measure_Flow_Mole | Mole per second | mol/s
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Zend_Measure_Flow_Mole covers the physical factor of flow rate.
The density of the flowing mass is used as reference point within this class.
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| Flow (volume) | Zend_Measure_Flow_Volume | Cubic meter per second | m³/s
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Zend_Measure_Flow_Volume covers the physical factor of flow rate.
The volume of the flowing mass is used as reference point within this class.
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| Frequency | Zend_Measure_Frequency | Hertz | Hz
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Zend_Measure_Frequency covers the physical factor of frequency.
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| Illumination | Zend_Measure_Illumination | Lux | lx
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Zend_Measure_Illumination covers the physical factor of light density.
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| Length | Zend_Measure_Length | Meter | m
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Zend_Measure_Length covers the physical factor of length.
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| Lightness | Zend_Measure_Lightness | Candela per square meter | cd/m²
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Zend_Measure_Ligntness covers the physical factor of light energy.
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| Number | Zend_Measure_Number | Decimal | (10)
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Zend_Measure_Number converts between number formats.
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| Power | Zend_Measure_Power | Watt | W
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Zend_Measure_Power covers the physical factor of power.
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| Pressure | Zend_Measure_Pressure | Newton per square meter | N/m²
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Zend_Measure_Pressure covers the physical factor of pressure.
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| Speed | Zend_Measure_Speed | Meter per second | m/s
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Zend_Measure_Speed covers the physical factor of speed.
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| Temperature | Zend_Measure_Temperature | Kelvin | K
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Zend_Measure_Temperature covers the physical factor of temperature.
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| Torque | Zend_Measure_Torque | Newton meter | Nm
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Zend_Measure_Torque covers the physical factor of torque.
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| Viscosity (dynamic) | Zend_Measure_Viscosity_Dynamic | Kilogram per meter second | kg/ms
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Zend_Measure_Viscosity_Dynamic covers the physical factor of viscosity.
The weight of the fluid is used as reference point within this class.
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| Viscosity (kinematic) | Zend_Measure_Viscosity_Kinematic | Square meter per second | m²/s
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Zend_Measure_Viscosity_Kinematic covers the physical factor of viscosity.
The distance of the flown fluid is used as reference point within this class.
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| Volume | Zend_Measure_Volume | Cubic meter | m³
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Zend_Measure_Volume covers the physical factor of volume (content).
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| Weight | Zend_Measure_Weight | Kilogram | kg
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Zend_Measure_Weight covers the physical factor of weight.
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Hints for Zend_Measure_Binary :
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Binary conventions |
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The terms kilo-, mega-, giga and so on... have to be seen, in the normal language use, for 1000 or 10³. In the binary format for computers the terms kilo-, mega-, giga- and so on have to be seen for a convertion factor of 1024 instead of 1000. To preclude confusions a few years ago the notation BI was introduced. Instead of kilobyte, kibibyte for kilo-binary-byte should be used. In the class BINARY both notations can be found. KILOBYTE = 1024 - binary conputer conversion KIBIBYTE = 1024 - new notation KILO_BINARY_BYTE = 1024 - new notation, long format KILOBYTE_SI = 1000 - SI notation for kilo (1000) DVDs for example are marked with the SI-notation, but almost all harddisks are marked in computer binary notation. |
Hints for Zend_Measure_Number :
The best known number format is the decimal system.
Additionaly this class covers the octal system, the hexadecimal system, the binary system, the roman number format and a few not so familiar systems.
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Be aware |
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Be aware that only the decimal part of numbers is handled. The fractional part will be stripped. |
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Roman numbers |
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For the roman numbersystem digits greater 4000 are supported. In reality these digits are shown with a crossbeam on top of the digit. As the crossbeam can not be shown within the computer, an underline has to be used instead of it. <?php
require_once 'Zend/Measure/Number.php';
$great = '_X';
$locale = new Zend_Locale('en');
$unit = new Zend_Measure($great,Zend_Measure_Number::ROMAN, $locale);
// convert to the decimal system
echo $unit->convertTo(Zend_Measure_Number::DECIMAL);
?>
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