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Class::Measure::Length(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation Class::Measure::Length(3pm)

NAME

Class::Measure::Length - Calculate measurements of length.

SYNOPSIS

    use Class::Measure::Length;
    
    print length( 2, 'km' )->meters();

METHODS

This module inherits all the methods made available by Class::Measure.

length

    $m = length( 2, 'metres' );

Creates a new measurement object.

UNITS

International System of Units

Also known as SI and "metric", this unit of measure includes the following.

    kilometre
    metre
    centimetre
    millimetre
    decimetre
    micrometre
    nanometre

And all veriations are aliased, such as "m", "meter", "meters", "metres".

Shared

These units are shared by with the US and Imperial unit systems.

    inch
    foot
    yard
    rod
    mile
    chain
    furlong

All relevant aliases included.

United Stats

Units specific to the United States.

    survey_mile
    link
    fathom
    cable_length

Aliases included.

Imperial

Imperial (english) units. The only unit included in this set is "league".

Other

    light_second
    nautical_mile

SUPPORT

See "SUPPORT" in Class::Measure.

AUTHORS

See "AUTHORS" in Class::Measure.

LICENSE

See "LICENSE" in Class::Measure.

2023-10-01 perl v5.36.0