Offset - Unit composition modifier

Description

Note   The Offset property is currently not supported.

The Offset is the numerical value by which the unit composition is modified from the base unit. For example, °Celsius = (5/9)*(°Fahrenheit-32); Multiplier is 5/9 and Offset is -32.

Characteristics

Applies to	Object: Unit
Data type	double
Data values	Real number. Default is 0.
Access	Read/write

Examples

This example shows how to create a user-defined unit, add it to the user-defined library, and query the library.

1. Create a user-defined unit called celsius2, whose composition refers to fahrenheit, Multiplier property is 9/5, and Offset property is 32.

   unitObj = sbiounit('celsius2','fahrenheit',9/5,32); 

2. Add the unit to the user-defined library.

   sbioaddtolibrary(unitObj);
   

3. Query the Offset property.

   get(unitObj, 'Offset')
   
   ans =
   
   32

See Also

Composition, get, Multiplier, sbioaddtolibrary, sbioshowunits, sbiounit, set

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