Package org.openscience.cdk.hash

Interface AtomEncoder

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:

  • Method Summary

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

  • Method Details

    • 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