/// <summary>
/// Converts from this unit of measure to a different unit of measure.
/// </summary>
public static double ConvertTo(this UnitOfMeasure sourceUnitOfMeasure, double amount, int precision, UnitOfMeasure finalUnitOfMeasure)
{
// If we happen to be the Unit of Measure being requested, return that.
if (finalUnitOfMeasure == sourceUnitOfMeasure)
return amount;
// If the Type of the Unit of Measure differs between the Source and the Destination, we need to throw an error.
if (sourceUnitOfMeasure.GetUnitOfMeasureType() != finalUnitOfMeasure.GetUnitOfMeasureType())
{
throw new InvalidCastException(String.Format("Unit of measures are not of same measurement type: {0} and {1}",
sourceUnitOfMeasure.GetUnitOfMeasureType(), finalUnitOfMeasure.GetUnitOfMeasureType()));
}
// Calculate Source to Primary Unit of Measure
// seconds = (60 * (x minutes))
// ºK = (0.5555555556 * (ºF - 32)) + 273.15
double primaryUnitOfMeasureValue =
(sourceUnitOfMeasure.GetMultiplier() * (amount + sourceUnitOfMeasure.GetPreCalcAddition())) +
sourceUnitOfMeasure.GetPostCalcAddition();
// Here is where we do the conversion from the Primary Unit of Measure to the Requested Destination Measure. Some examples include.
// minutes = ((x seconds - 0) / 60) - 0
// ºF = ((ºK - 273.15) / 0.5555555556) + 32.00
double calculation =
((primaryUnitOfMeasureValue - finalUnitOfMeasure.GetPostCalcAddition()) / finalUnitOfMeasure.GetMultiplier()) -
finalUnitOfMeasure.GetPreCalcAddition();
// Return the calculation rounded to the precision requested.
return Math.Round(calculation, precision);
}