Base unit for units that use SI prefixes This class is abstract (MustInherit in Visual Basic)abstractMustInherit and so cannot be instantiated.


The following tables list the members exposed by SIPrefixUnit.

Public Constructors

  Name Description
Public method SIPrefixUnit Create new SI Prefixed Unit
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Public Fields

  Name Description
Public field Abbreviation Abbreviation This field is read-only. This field is read-only. This field is read-only. This field is read-only. This field is read-only. (inherited from Unit)
Public field Quantity Quantity This field is read-only. This field is read-only. This field is read-only. This field is read-only. This field is read-only. (inherited from Unit)
Public field Symbol Symbol for this unit This field is read-only. This field is read-only. This field is read-only. This field is read-only. This field is read-only. (inherited from Unit)
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Protected Fields

  Name Description
Family field DefaultPrefix Default prefix. (inherited from Unit)
Family field FormatString Format string to use for values of this unit (inherited from Unit)
Family field PossiblePrefixes List of available prefixes for this unit (inherited from Unit)
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Public Methods

  Name Description
Public method Equals Check if this object is equal to another (inherited from Unit)
Public method Format Overloaded. Format value in this unit for specified prefix (inherited from Unit)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. GetHashCode is suitable for use in hashing algorithms and data structures like a hash table. (inherited from Object)
Public method GetPrefix Calculate prefix appropriate for specified value (inherited from Unit)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (inherited from Object)
Public method ToLongString Convert to string including unit type (inherited from Unit)
Public method ToString Overloaded. Convert to string (inherited from Unit)
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Protected Methods

  Name Description
Family method Finalize Allows an Object to attempt to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (inherited from Object)
Family method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (inherited from Object)
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See Also