BALL::MolFileFactory Class Reference
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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#include <molFileFactory.h>
List of
all members.
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Static Public Member Functions
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| static GenericMolFile
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open (const String &name, File::OpenMode
open_mode=std::ios::in) |
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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.
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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.
Member Function Documentation
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:
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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
