README.txt in ruby-units-0.3.8 vs README.txt in ruby-units-0.3.9
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=Ruby Units
-Version: 0.3.7
+Version: 0.3.9
Kevin C. Olbrich, Ph.D.
kevin.olbrich@gmail.com
http://www.sciwerks.com
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unit1 === unit2 # => true if units and quantity are the same, even if
'equivalent' by <=>
unit.to('ft') # convert
unit1 + unit2 >> "ft" # converts result of math to 'ft'
(unit1 + unit2).to('ft') # converts result to 'ft'
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+Any object that defines a 'to_unit' method will be automatically coerced to a unit during calculations.
==Text Output
Units will display themselves nicely based on the preferred abbreviation for the units and prefixes.
Since Unit implements a Unit#to_s, all that is needed in most cases is:
"#{Unit.new('1 mm')}" #=> "1 mm"