1.5.1.0 quanta.getvalue

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quanta.getvalue - Function

1.5.1 get the internal value of a quantity

Description

getvalue returns the internal value of a quantity. It also can handle an array of quantities.

Arguments


Inputs
v	quantity
	allowed:	variant
	Default:

Returns
doubleArray

Example

"""
#
print "\t----\t getvalue Ex 1 \t----"
tu = qa.quantity(-1.3, ’Jy’) # make quantity
print tu
#{’value’: -1.3, ’unit’: ’Jy’}
print qa.getvalue(tu)
#-1.3
print qa.getunit(tu)
#Jy
a = qa.quantity([3,5],’cm’)
print a
#{’value’: array([ 3., 5.]), ’unit’: ’cm’}
print qa.getvalue(a)
#[3.0, 5.0]
#
"""

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