RangeFinder (leJOS EV3 API documentation)

All Known Implementing Classes:

RangeFinderAdapter
```
public interface RangeFinder
```
Abstraction for a range finder sensor that returns the distance to the nearest object

Author:

Lawrie Griffiths

See Also:

RangeScanner

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`float`	`getRange()`	Get the range to the nearest object
`float[]`	`getRanges()`	If the sensor is capable, this method returns multiple range values from a single scan.

- Method Detail
  - getRange
```
float getRange()
```
    Get the range to the nearest object
    
    Returns:
    
    the distance to the nearest object
  - getRanges
```
float[] getRanges()
```
    If the sensor is capable, this method returns multiple range values from a single scan. Sensors that can only return a single value should return an array containing a single value.
    
    Returns:
    
    an array of ranges, ordered from closest to farthest.