/**
* Set a new value
*
* @param $value mixed - Value as string, integer, real or float
* @param $type type - OPTIONAL a Zend_Measure_Capacitance Type
* @param $locale locale - OPTIONAL a Zend_Locale Type
* @throws Zend_Measure_Exception
*/
public function setValue($value, $type, $locale = false)
{
if (empty($locale)) {
$locale = $this->_Locale;
}
$value = Zend_Locale_Format::getNumber($value, $locale);
if (empty(self::$_UNITS[$type])) {
parent::throwException('unknown type of capacity:' . $type);
}
parent::setValue($value, $type, $locale);
parent::setType($type);
}
