// units // load math.js var math = require('../index'); /** * Helper function to output a value in the console. Value will be formatted. * @param {*} value */ function print (value) { var precision = 14; console.log(math.format(value, precision)); } // units can be created by providing a value and unit name, or by providing // a string with a valued unit. console.log('create units'); var a = math.unit(45, 'cm'); var b = math.unit('0.1m'); print(a); // 450 mm print(b); // 100 mm console.log(); // units can be added, subtracted, and multiplied or divided by numbers console.log('perform operations'); print(math.add(a, b)); // 0.55 m print(math.multiply(b, 2)); // 200 mm console.log(); // units can be converted to a specific type, or to a number console.log('convert to another type or to a number'); print(b.to('cm')); // 10 cm Alternatively: math.to(b, 'cm') print(math.to(b, 'inch')); // 3.937 inch print(b.toNumber('cm')); // 10 print(math.number(b, 'gram')); // 10 console.log(); // the expression parser supports units too console.log('parse expressions'); print(math.eval('2 inch to cm')); // 5.08 cm print(math.eval('cos(45 deg)')); // 0.70711 console.log(); // convert a unit to a number // A second parameter with the unit for the exported number must be provided print(math.eval('number(5 cm, mm)')); // Number, 50