BALL::MolFileFactory Class Reference

#include <BALL/FORMAT/molFileFactory.h>

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Static Public Member Functions
static GenericMolFile *	open (const String &name, File::OpenMode open_mode=std::ios::in)

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Detailed Description

This class offers a factory method that given a path to a molecule file determines the file type based on the file extension and returns a pointer to an appropriate subclass of GenericMolFile

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Member Function Documentation

static GenericMolFile* BALL::MolFileFactory::open	(	const String &	name,
		File::OpenMode	open_mode = std::ios::in
	)			[static]

This method tries to determine the filetype based on the file extension of name and returns a pointer to an object of the appropriate subclass of GenericMolFile if available.

Parameters:

name

the path to the requested molecule file

Returns:

a pointer to a subclass of GenericMolFile, NULL if none is appropriate. Be aware, that the file handle has not been checked for validity and that you have to delete it yourself