AOO410/main/xmerge/source/xmerge/java/org/openoffice/xmerge/util/TwipsConverter.java

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package org.openoffice.xmerge.util;


/**
 * <p>Helper class providing static methods to convert data to/from 
 *    twips</p>
 *
 * @author	Martin Maher 
 */
public class TwipsConverter {
    
    /**
     * <p>Convert from twips to cm's</p>
     *
     * @param   value   The <code>short</code> to be converted.
     *
     * @return   float containing the converted 
     */
    public static float twips2cm(int value) {

		float inches = (float) value/1440;
		float cm = (float) inches*(float)2.54;

		return cm;
    }
    
    
    
    /**
     * <p>Convert from cm's to twips</p>
     *
     * @param   value   <code>byte</code> array containing the LE representation 
     *                  of the value.
     *
     * @return  int containing the converted value.
     */
    public static int cm2twips(float value) {
	
		int twips = (int) ((value/2.54)*1440); 
		
		return twips;
    }
	
    /**
     * <p>Convert from twips to cm's</p>
     *
     * @param   value   The <code>short</code> to be converted.
     *
     * @return   float containing the converted 
     */
    public static float twips2inches(int value) {

		return (float) value/1440;
    }
    
    
    
    /**
     * <p>Convert from cm's to twips</p>
     *
     * @param   value   <code>byte</code> array containing the LE representation 
     *                  of the value.
     *
     * @return  int containing the converted value.
     */
    public static int inches2twips(float value) {
	
		return (int) (value*1440);
    }
    
    
}