Package com.yahoo.geo

Class DegreesParser

java.lang.Object
com.yahoo.geo.DegreesParser
public class DegreesParser extends Object
Utility for parsing geographical coordinates
Author:
arnej27959

  • Field Details

    • latitude

      public double latitude
      The parsed latitude (degrees north if positive).

    • longitude

      public double longitude
      The parsed longitude (degrees east if positive).

  • Constructor Details

    • DegreesParser

      public DegreesParser(String latandlong) throws IllegalArgumentException
      Parse the given string. The string must contain both a latitude and a longitude, separated by a semicolon, in any order. A latitude must contain "N" or "S" and a number signifying degrees north or south. A longitude must contain "E" or "W" and a number signifying degrees east or west. No signs or spaces are allowed.
      Fractional degrees are recommended as the main input format, but degrees plus fractional minutes may be used for testing. You can use the degree sign (U+00B0 as seen in unicode at http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0080.pdf) to separate degrees from minutes, put the direction (NSEW) between as a separator, or use a small letter 'o' as a replacement for the degrees sign.
      Some valid input formats:
      "N37.416383;W122.024683" → Sunnyvale
      "37N24.983;122W01.481" → same
      "N37°24.983;W122°01.481" → same
      "N63.418417;E10.433033" → Trondheim
      "N63o25.105;E10o25.982" → same
      "E10o25.982;N63o25.105" → same
      "N63.418417;E10.433033" → same
      "63N25.105;10E25.982" → same
      Parameters:
      latandlong - Latitude and longitude separated by semicolon.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException