Classification
OTL Syntax
QuantityTerm = QuantityTerm1 * QuantityTerm2 * ...;
Description
This is a term which returns as a result of the product of all numerical quantities (NumericQuantity) in accordance with their units.
- When Quantity values are multiplied or divided, a definition of the physical dimension of the resulting Quantity has to exist in the UNIT-SPEC available to the OTX system.
- Scalar operands shall be interpreted "as is"; this allows e.g. the multiplication of 2 * 2 km which will result in a Quantity of 4000 m.
- The display unit of the resulting Quantity should be set to the SI base unit corresponding to the physical dimension resulting from the operation. Furthermore, the display precision of the resulting Quantity shall be the maximum of the display precisions of the operands.
Return Value
The Term returns the value, see table below.
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In OTX, Terms are categorized according to its return data type!
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| Data Type |
Description
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| Quantity |
Product of two or more numeric quantity (NumericQuantity)
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Properties
| Name |
Data Type |
Class |
Default |
Cardinality |
Description
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| QuantityTerm1 |
Quantity |
Term |
- |
[1] |
NumericQuantity operand, which should be multiplied
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| QuantityTerm2 |
Quantityumeric]] |
Term |
- |
[1] |
NumericQuantity operand, which should be multiplied
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OTL Examples
Quantities.Quantity Quantity;
/// Flow
Quantity = 2 * 2 [@Unit, "BL_DataLibraMIB.odx", "km", 2];
See also
Addition
Subtraction
Division
Modulo
Absolute Value
Negation
