NAME

Class::Measure::Length - Calculate measurements of length.

SYNOPSIS

This module inherits all the methods made available by the Class::Measure manpage.

  $m = length( 2, 'metres' );

Creates a new measurement object.

Also known as SI and ``metric'', this unit of measure includes the following.

  kilometre
  metre
  centimetre
  millimetre
  decimetre
  micrometre
  nanometre

And all veriations are aliased, such as ``m'', ``meter'', ``meters'', ``metres''.

These units are shared by with the US and Imperial unit systems.

  inch
  foot
  yard
  rod
  mile
  chain
  furlong

All relevant aliases included.

Units specific to the United States.

  survey_mile
  link
  fathom
  cable_length

Aliases included.

Imperial (english) units. The only unit included in this set is ``league''.

  light_second
  nautical_mile

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

Class::Measure::Length - Calculate measurements of length.