Latitude (Geotools modules 31-SNAPSHOT API)

Object
- Angle
- - Latitude

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Angle>
```
public final class Latitude
extends Angle
```
A latitude angle. Positive latitudes are North, while negative latitudes are South. This class has no direct OpenGIS equivalent.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (PMO, IRD)

See Also:

Longitude, AngleFormat, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static double MAX_VALUE
Maximum legal value for latitude (+90°).

static double MIN_VALUE
Minimum legal value for latitude (-90°).

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Latitude(double theta)`	Contruct a new latitude with the specified value.
`Latitude(String theta)`	Constructs a newly allocated `Latitude` object that represents the latitude value represented by the string.

Method Summary
- Methods inherited from class Angle
  compareTo, degrees, equals, hashCode, radians, toString
- Methods inherited from class Object
  clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - MIN_VALUE
```
public static final double MIN_VALUE
```
    Minimum legal value for latitude (-90°).
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - MAX_VALUE
```
public static final double MAX_VALUE
```
    Maximum legal value for latitude (+90°).
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - Latitude
```
public Latitude(double theta)
```
    Contruct a new latitude with the specified value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    theta - Angle in degrees.
  - Latitude
```
public Latitude(String theta)
         throws NumberFormatException
```
    Constructs a newly allocated Latitude object that represents the latitude value represented by the string. The string should represents an angle in either fractional degrees (e.g. 45.5°) or degrees with minutes and seconds (e.g. 45°30'). The hemisphere (N or S) is optional (default to North).
    
    Parameters:
    
    theta - A string to be converted to a Latitude.
    
    Throws:
    
    NumberFormatException - if the string does not contain a parsable latitude.