NAME

Compass::Bearing - Convert angle to text bearing (aka heading)

SYNOPSIS

use Compass::Bearing;
my $obj = Compass::Bearing->new();
print "Bearing: $_ deg => ", $obj->bearing($_), "\n" foreach (12,45,78,133);
print "Compass: ", join(":", $obj->data),"\n";

DESCRIPTION

CONSTRUCTOR

new

The new() constructor may be called with any parameter that is appropriate to the set method.

my $obj = Compass::Bearing->new();

METHODS

bearing

Method returns a text string based on bearing

my $bearing=$obj->bearing($degrees_from_north);

bearing_rad

Method returns a text string based on bearing

my $bearing=$obj->bearing_rad($radians_from_north);

set

Method sets and returns key for the bearing text data structure.

my $key=$self->set;
my $key=$self->set(1);
my $key=$self->set(2);
my $key=$self->set(3); #default value

data

Method returns an array of text values.

my $data=$self->data;

BUGS

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AUTHOR

Michael R. Davis qw/perl michaelrdavis com/

LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2006 Michael R. Davis (mrdvt92)

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