Unit

This is a Python binding to the C++ class Mantid::Kernel::Unit.

class mantid.kernel.Unit

caption((Unit)self) → str :

Return the full name of the unit

label((Unit)self) → str :

Returns a plain-text label to be used as the symbol for the unit (deprecated, use symbol())

name((Unit)self) → str :

Return the full name of the unit (deprecated, use caption)

quickConversion((Unit)self, (Unit)destUnitName) → tuple :

Check whether the unit can be converted to another via a simple factor

quickConversion( (Unit)self, (str)destination) -> tuple :

Check whether the unit can be converted to another via a simple factor

symbol((Unit)self) → UnitLabel :

Returns a UnitLabel object that holds information on the symbol to use for unit

unitID((Unit)self) → str :

Returns the string ID of the unit. This may/may not match its name