UOMManager (IBM FHIR Server)

java.lang.Object
- com.ibm.fhir.search.location.uom.UOMManager

```
public final class UOMManager
extends Object
```
LocationUnit maps the unit of measure to a specific length (one meter).

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Double`	`convertUnitsToKiloMeters(String unit, double value)`	Method to convert unit into kilometers
`static Double`	`convertUnitsToMeters(String unit, double value)`	Method to convert unit into meters
`static Double`	`getUnitToMetersFactor(String unit)`	based on the unit abbreviation, returns the factor

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getUnitToMetersFactor
```
public static final Double getUnitToMetersFactor(String unit)
```
    based on the unit abbreviation, returns the factor
    
    Parameters:
    
    unit - the string representing the unit-of-measure abbreviation.
    
    Returns:
    
    the factor if the factor exists, else null.
  - convertUnitsToMeters
```
public static Double convertUnitsToMeters(String unit,
                                          double value)
```
    Method to convert unit into meters
    
    Parameters:
    
    unit -
    
    miles - distance in miles
    
    Returns:
    
    distance in kilometers
  - convertUnitsToKiloMeters
```
public static Double convertUnitsToKiloMeters(String unit,
                                              double value)
```
    Method to convert unit into kilometers
    
    Parameters:
    
    unit -
    
    miles - distance in miles
    
    Returns:
    
    distance in kilometers