Probably the most important feature is the conversion into different units of measurement. The conversion of a unit can be done any number of times using the method convertTo(). Units of measurement can only be converted to other units of the same type (class). Therefore, it is not possible to convert (e.g.) a length into a weight, which would might encourage poor programming practices and allow errors to propagate without exceptions.

The convertTo() method accepts an optional parameter. With this parameter you can define an precision for the returned output. The standard precision is '2'.

Measurements can be added together using add() and subtracted using sub(). The result will use the same type as the originating object. Dynamic objects support a fluid style of programming, where complex sequences of operations can be nested without risk of side-effects altering the input objects.

Note: Automatic conversion
Adding one object to another will automatically convert it to the correct unit. It is not necessary to call convertTo() before adding different units.

Measurements can also be compared, but without automatic unit conversion. Thus, equals() returns TRUE, only if both the value and the unit of measure are identical.

To determine if a measurement is less than or greater than another, use compare(), which returns 0, -1 or 1 depending on the difference between the two objects. Identical measurements will return 0. Lesser ones will return a negative, greater ones a positive value.

To change the value of a measurement explicitly, use setValue(). to overwrite the current value. The parameters are the same as the constructor.

To change the type of a measurement without altering its value use setType().