org.openscience.cdk.qsar.descriptors.molecular

Class WeightDescriptor

java.lang.Object

org.openscience.cdk.qsar.AbstractMolecularDescriptor

org.openscience.cdk.qsar.descriptors.molecular.WeightDescriptor

All Implemented Interfaces:

IDescriptor, IMolecularDescriptor

public class WeightDescriptor
extends AbstractMolecularDescriptor
implements IMolecularDescriptor

IDescriptor based on the weight of atoms of a certain element type. If the wild-card symbol * is specified, the returned value is the molecular weight. If an invalid element symbol is specified, the return value is 0 and no exception is thrown

Parameters for this descriptor:

Name	Default	Description
elementSymbol	*	If *, returns the molecular weight, otherwise the weight for the given element

Returns a single value named wX where X is the chemical symbol or MW if * is specified as a parameter.

Author:

mfe4

Dictionary pointer(s):

weight in the QSAR.sf.net Descriptors Dictionary [qsar-descriptors:weight]

Source code:

master

Belongs to CDK module:

qsarmolecular

Created on:

2004-11-13

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
WeightDescriptor() Constructor for the WeightDescriptor object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DescriptorValue	calculate(IAtomContainer container) Calculate the natural weight of specified elements type in the supplied IAtomContainer.
String[]	getDescriptorNames() Returns an array of names for each descriptor value calculated.
IDescriptorResult	getDescriptorResultType() Returns the specific type of the DescriptorResult object.
String[]	getParameterNames() Gets the parameterNames attribute of the WeightDescriptor object.
Object[]	getParameters() Gets the parameters attribute of the WeightDescriptor object.
Object	getParameterType(String name) Gets the parameterType attribute of the WeightDescriptor object.
DescriptorSpecification	getSpecification() Returns a Map which specifies which descriptor is implemented by this class.
void	initialise(IChemObjectBuilder builder) Default implementation of initialise allows optional override.
void	setParameters(Object[] params) Sets the parameters attribute of the WeightDescriptor object.

Methods inherited from class org.openscience.cdk.qsar.AbstractMolecularDescriptor

clone

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.openscience.cdk.qsar.IDescriptor

initialise

Constructor Detail

WeightDescriptor

public WeightDescriptor()

Constructor for the WeightDescriptor object.

Method Detail

getSpecification

public DescriptorSpecification getSpecification()

Returns a Map which specifies which descriptor is implemented by this class. These fields are used in the map:

• Specification-Reference: refers to an entry in a unique dictionary
• Implementation-Title: anything
• Implementation-Identifier: a unique identifier for this version of this class
• Implementation-Vendor: CDK, JOELib, or anything else

Specified by:

getSpecification in interface IDescriptor

Returns:

An object containing the descriptor specification

setParameters

public void setParameters(Object[] params)
                   throws CDKException

Sets the parameters attribute of the WeightDescriptor object.

Specified by:

setParameters in interface IDescriptor

Parameters:

params - The new parameters value

Throws:

CDKException - if more than 1 parameter is specified or if the parameter is not of type String

See Also:

getParameters()

getParameters

public Object[] getParameters()

Gets the parameters attribute of the WeightDescriptor object.

Specified by:

getParameters in interface IDescriptor

Returns:

The parameters value

See Also:

setParameters(java.lang.Object[])

getDescriptorNames

public String[] getDescriptorNames()

Description copied from interface: IDescriptor

Returns an array of names for each descriptor value calculated. Many descriptors return multiple values. In general it is useful for the descriptor to indicate the names for each value. In many cases, these names can be as simple as X1, X2, ..., XN where X is a prefix and 1, 2, ..., N are the indices. On the other hand it is also possible to return other arbitrary names, which should be documented in the Javadocs for the descriptor (e.g., the CPSA descriptor). Note that by default if a descriptor returns a single value (such as ALOGPDescriptor the return array will have a single element

Specified by:

getDescriptorNames in interface IDescriptor

Returns:

An array of descriptor names, equal in length to the number of descriptor calculated..

calculate

public DescriptorValue calculate(IAtomContainer container)

Calculate the natural weight of specified elements type in the supplied IAtomContainer.

Specified by:

calculate in interface IMolecularDescriptor

Parameters:

container - The AtomContainer for which this descriptor is to be calculated. If 'H' is specified as the element symbol make sure that the AtomContainer has hydrogens.

Returns:

The total natural weight of atoms of the specified element type

getDescriptorResultType

public IDescriptorResult getDescriptorResultType()

Returns the specific type of the DescriptorResult object. The return value from this method really indicates what type of result will be obtained from the DescriptorValue object. Note that the same result can be achieved by interrogating the DescriptorValue object; this method allows you to do the same thing, without actually calculating the descriptor.

Specified by:

getDescriptorResultType in interface IMolecularDescriptor

Returns:

an object that implements the IDescriptorResult interface indicating the actual type of values returned by the descriptor in the DescriptorValue object

getParameterNames

public String[] getParameterNames()

Gets the parameterNames attribute of the WeightDescriptor object.

Specified by:

getParameterNames in interface IDescriptor

Returns:

The parameterNames value

getParameterType

public Object getParameterType(String name)

Gets the parameterType attribute of the WeightDescriptor object.

Specified by:

getParameterType in interface IDescriptor

Parameters:

name - Description of the Parameter

Returns:

An Object whose class is that of the parameter requested

initialise

public void initialise(IChemObjectBuilder builder)

Default implementation of initialise allows optional override.

Specified by:

initialise in interface IDescriptor

Parameters:

builder - chem object build