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/*
**********************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2004-2006, International Business Machines
* Corporation and others. All Rights Reserved.
**********************************************************************
* Author: Alan Liu
* Created: April 26, 2004
* Since: ICU 3.0
**********************************************************************
*/
#ifndef __MEASUREUNIT_H__
#define __MEASUREUNIT_H__
#include "unicode/utypes.h"
#if !UCONFIG_NO_FORMATTING
#include "unicode/fmtable.h"
/**
* \file
* \brief C++ API: A unit for measuring a quantity.
*/
U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
/**
* A unit such as length, mass, volume, currency, etc. A unit is
* coupled with a numeric amount to produce a Measure.
*
* <p>This is an abstract class.
*
* @author Alan Liu
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
class U_I18N_API MeasureUnit: public UObject {
public:
/**
* Return a polymorphic clone of this object. The result will
* have the same class as returned by getDynamicClassID().
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
virtual UObject* clone() const = 0;
/**
* Destructor
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
virtual ~MeasureUnit();
/**
* Equality operator. Return true if this object is equal
* to the given object.
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
virtual UBool operator==(const UObject& other) const = 0;
protected:
/**
* Default constructor.
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
MeasureUnit();
};
U_NAMESPACE_END
// NOTE: There is no measunit.cpp. For implementation, see measure.cpp. [alan]
#endif // !UCONFIG_NO_FORMATTING
#endif // __MEASUREUNIT_H__