Extensions.Quantities.GetBaseUnit

Classification

Name	GetBaseUnit
Short Description	Return the base unit of a Quantity value
Class	Term
Extension	OTX Quantities extension
Group	Quantity and Unit related terms
Exceptions	UnknownUnitException
Checker Rules	-
Standard Compliant	Yes

OTL Syntax

UnitTerm = Quantities.GetBaseUnit(QuantityTerm);

Description

The GetBaseUnit term shall return the base unit of a Quantity value, according to its physical dimension (e.g. "m", "m/s", "s" etc.).

Return Value

The Term returns the value, see table below.

In OTX, Terms are categorized according to its return data type!

Data Type	Description
Unit	The base unit of a Quantity value

Properties

Name	Data Type	Class	Default	Cardinality	Description
Quantity	Quantity	Term	-	[1]	Represents the Quantity from which the base unit shall be extracted.

OTL Examples

Quantities.Quantity Quantity = 12.44 [@Unit, "BL_DataLibraMIB.odx", "km/h"];
Quantities.Unit Unit1;

/// Flow

Unit1 = Quantities.GetBaseUnit(Quantity);

See also

CreateQuantity
GetDisplayValue
GetDisplayUnit