Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* ** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); ** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. ** You may obtain a copy of the License at ** ** http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 ** ** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software ** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, ** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. ** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and ** limitations under the License. */ import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Main { private static final Pattern PAT_COORD_COMPONENT = Pattern.compile("([\\d.]+)[^\\d]*"); private static final Pattern PAT_NEGSIGN = Pattern.compile("[-WS]"); private static final Pattern PAT_SIGN = Pattern.compile("[-EWNS]"); public static double parseCoordinate(CharSequence string) { int sign = 1; final Matcher negsignMatcher = PAT_NEGSIGN.matcher(string); if (negsignMatcher.find()) { sign = -1; } final Matcher signMatcher = PAT_SIGN.matcher(string); string = signMatcher.replaceAll(""); final Matcher dmsMatcher = PAT_COORD_COMPONENT.matcher(string); double degrees = 0.0; for (double scale = 1.0; scale <= 3600.0 && dmsMatcher.find(); scale *= 60.0) { degrees += Double.parseDouble(dmsMatcher.group(1)) / scale; } return sign * degrees; } }