Java Decimal Format toDecimalFromSexagesimalDegrees( final double sexagesimal)

Description

to Decimal From Sexagesimal Degrees

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static double toDecimalFromSexagesimalDegrees(
            final double sexagesimal) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.text.NumberFormat;

public class Main {
    public static double toDecimalFromSexagesimalDegrees(
            final double sexagesimal) {
        final String string = getFormat().format(sexagesimal);
        final int dotIndex = string.indexOf('.');

        final int degrees = Integer.parseInt(string.substring(0, dotIndex));
        final int minutes = Integer.parseInt(string.substring(dotIndex + 1,
                dotIndex + 3));//from  ww w .  j a v a  2  s . co  m
        final double seconds = Double.parseDouble(string.substring(
                dotIndex + 3, dotIndex + 5)
                + "."
                + string.substring(dotIndex + 5));
        double decimal;
        if (sexagesimal < 0) {
            decimal = degrees - minutes / 60.0 - seconds / 3600.0;
        } else {
            decimal = degrees + minutes / 60.0 + seconds / 3600.0;
        }
        return decimal;
    }

    private static NumberFormat getFormat() {
        return new DecimalFormat("#0.00000##########################");
    }
}

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6. toDecimals(double d, int nrDecs)
7. toDouble(Object obj, String pattern)
8. toDouble(String text)
9. toDoubleObject(Object o)