Package etomica.config

Class ConformationChain

java.lang.Object

etomica.config.ConformationChain

All Implemented Interfaces:

IConformation, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ConformationChain2D, ConformationChain3D, ConformationChainZigZag, ConformationChainZigZag2

public abstract class ConformationChain
extends java.lang.Object
implements IConformation, java.io.Serializable

General class for a collection of linearly linked atoms.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected Space	space

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ConformationChain(Space space)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	initializePositions(IAtomList atomlist)	Places a set of atoms in a linearly connected fashion.
protected abstract Vector	nextVector()
protected abstract void	reset()	Resets the vector instructions.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

space

protected final Space space

Constructor Detail

ConformationChain

public ConformationChain(Space space)

Method Detail

reset

protected abstract void reset()

Resets the vector instructions.

nextVector

protected abstract Vector nextVector()

Returns:

the instructions to get to the location of the next molecule from the current one.

initializePositions

public void initializePositions(IAtomList atomlist)

Places a set of atoms in a linearly connected fashion.

Specified by:

initializePositions in interface IConformation

Parameters:

atomlist - a list of atoms in the order in which they are linked