Length

A Length represents a length in meters, feet, centimeters, miles etc. It is stored as a number of meters.

type alias Length =

Metric

meters : Float -> Length

Construct a length from a number of meters.

height : Length
height =
    Length.meters 2

inMeters : Length -> Float

Convert a length to a number of meters.

Length.feet 1 |> Length.inMeters
--> 0.3048

microns : Float -> Length

Construct a length from a number of microns (micrometers).

Length.microns 1
--> Length.meters 1e-6

inMicrons : Length -> Float

Convert a length to a number of microns (micrometers).

Length.millimeters 1 |> Length.inMicrons
--> 1000

millimeters : Float -> Length

Construct a length from number of millimeters.

inMillimeters : Length -> Float

Convert a length to number of millimeters.

centimeters : Float -> Length

Construct a length from a number of centimeters.

inCentimeters : Length -> Float

Convert a length to a number of centimeters.

kilometers : Float -> Length

Construct a length from a number of kilometers.

inKilometers : Length -> Float

Convert a length to a number of kilometers.

Imperial

thou : Float -> Length

Construct a length from a number of thou (thousandths of an inch).

Length.thou 5
--> Length.inches 0.005

inThou : Length -> Float

Convert a length to a number of thou (thousandths of an inch).

Length.millimeters 1 |> Length.inThou
--> 39.37007874015748

inches : Float -> Length

Construct a length from a number of inches.

inInches : Length -> Float

Convert a length to a number of inches.

feet : Float -> Length

Construct a length from a number of feet.

inFeet : Length -> Float

Convert a length to a number of feet.

yards : Float -> Length

Construct a length from a number of yards.

inYards : Length -> Float

Convert a length to a number of yards.

miles : Float -> Length

Construct a length from a number of miles.

inMiles : Length -> Float

Convert a length to a number of miles.

Astronomical

astronomicalUnits : Float -> Length

Construct a length from a number of astronomical units (AU). One AU is approximately equal to the average distance of the Earth from the Sun.

inAstronomicalUnits : Length -> Float

Convert a length to a number of astronomical units.

parsecs : Float -> Length

Construct a length from a number of parsecs.

inParsecs : Length -> Float

Convert a length to a number of parsecs.

lightYears : Float -> Length

Construct a length from a number of light years. One light year is the distance traveled when moving at the speed of light for one Julian year.

inLightYears : Length -> Float

Convert a length to a number of light years.

Constants

Shorthand for Length.meters 1, Length.feet 1 etc. Can be convenient to use with Quantity.per.

Note that thou is omitted since it doesn't have separate singular and plural forms.

meter : Length

micron : Length

millimeter : Length

centimeter : Length

kilometer : Length

inch : Length

foot : Length

yard : Length

mile : Length

astronomicalUnit : Length

parsec : Length

lightYear : Length

ianmackenzie/elm-units/2.3.0

Length

Metric

Imperial

Astronomical

Constants

Modules