Package ffx.crystal

Class SpaceGroupDefinitions

java.lang.Object

ffx.crystal.SpaceGroupDefinitions

public class SpaceGroupDefinitions
extends Object

The SpaceGroupDefinitions class defines the 230 distinct space groups in three dimensions.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Michael J. Schnieders

See Also:

• • International Tables for Crystallography Volume A: Space-group symmetry
  • CCP4 Symlib

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SpaceGroupDefinitions()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static SpaceGroup	spaceGroupFactory(int number)	Returns a SpaceGroup instance corresponding to the number parameter.
static SpaceGroup	spaceGroupFactory(String name)	Return a SpaceGroup based on its name.
static int	spaceGroupNumber(String name)	Returns the space group number for a given space group name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

SpaceGroupDefinitions

public SpaceGroupDefinitions()

Method Details

spaceGroupFactory

public static SpaceGroup spaceGroupFactory(int number)

Returns a SpaceGroup instance corresponding to the number parameter. If number is not between 1-230 inclusive then null is returned.

Parameters:

number - All 230 3D spacegroups are available.

Returns:

The space group corresponding to the given number.

Since:

1.0

spaceGroupFactory

public static SpaceGroup spaceGroupFactory(String name)

Return a SpaceGroup based on its name.

Parameters:

name - Available SpaceGroup names are given in the "spaceGroupName" array.

Returns:

The space group corresponding to the given number.

Since:

1.0

spaceGroupNumber

public static int spaceGroupNumber(String name)

Returns the space group number for a given space group name.

Parameters:

name - The space group name.

Returns:

The space group number.

Since:

1.0