AtomEncoder (cdk 2.9 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicAtomEncoder
```
public interface AtomEncoder
```
An encoder for invariant atom properties. The encoders are used to seed the the generation of atomic hash codes.

Author:

John May

See Also:

AtomHashGenerator

Source code:
main

Belongs to CDK module:
interfaces

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`encode(IAtom atom, IAtomContainer container)`	Encode an invariant attribute of the given atom.

- Method Detail
  - encode
```
int encode(IAtom atom,
           IAtomContainer container)
```
    Encode an invariant attribute of the given atom. The atom and container should not to be null.
    
    Parameters:
    
    atom - non-null atom belonging to the container
    
    container - non-null container
    
    Returns:
    
    encoding of an invariant atom attribute