org.openscience.cdk.qsar.descriptors.atomic
Class DistanceToAtomDescriptor

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.openscience.cdk.qsar.descriptors.atomic.DistanceToAtomDescriptor
All Implemented Interfaces:
IAtomicDescriptor, IDescriptor

@TestClass(value="org.openscience.cdk.qsar.descriptors.atomic.DistanceToAtomDescriptorTest")
public class DistanceToAtomDescriptor
extends Object
implements IAtomicDescriptor

This class returns the 3D distance between two atoms. Only works with 3D coordinates, which must be calculated beforehand.

This descriptor uses these parameters:

Name Default Description
focusPosition 0 The position of the second atom

Author:
mfe4
Belongs to the set:
qsar-descriptors
Created on:
2004-11-13
Belongs to CDK module:
qsaratomic
Dictionary pointer(s):
distanceToAtom in the QSAR.sf.net Descriptors Dictionary [qsar-descriptors:distanceToAtom]
Source code:
cdk-1.4.x

Constructor Summary
DistanceToAtomDescriptor()
          Constructor for the DistanceToAtomDescriptor object
 
Method Summary
 DescriptorValue calculate(IAtom atom, IAtomContainer container)
          This method calculate the 3D distance between two atoms.
 String[] getDescriptorNames()
          Returns an array of names for each descriptor value calculated.
 String[] getParameterNames()
          Gets the parameterNames attribute of the DistanceToAtomDescriptor object
 Object[] getParameters()
          Gets the parameters attribute of the DistanceToAtomDescriptor object
 Object getParameterType(String name)
          Gets the parameterType attribute of the DistanceToAtomDescriptor object
 DescriptorSpecification getSpecification()
          Gets the specification attribute of the DistanceToAtomDescriptor object
 void setParameters(Object[] params)
          Sets the parameters attribute of the DistanceToAtomDescriptor object
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

DistanceToAtomDescriptor

public DistanceToAtomDescriptor()
Constructor for the DistanceToAtomDescriptor object

Method Detail

getSpecification

@TestMethod(value="testGetSpecification")
public DescriptorSpecification getSpecification()
Gets the specification attribute of the DistanceToAtomDescriptor object

Specified by:
getSpecification in interface IDescriptor
Returns:
The specification value

setParameters

@TestMethod(value="testSetParameters_arrayObject")
public void setParameters(Object[] params)
                   throws CDKException
Sets the parameters attribute of the DistanceToAtomDescriptor object

Specified by:
setParameters in interface IDescriptor
Parameters:
params - The parameter is the position to focus
Throws:
CDKException - Description of the Exception
See Also:
IDescriptor.getParameters()

getParameters

@TestMethod(value="testGetParameters")
public Object[] getParameters()
Gets the parameters attribute of the DistanceToAtomDescriptor object

Specified by:
getParameters in interface IDescriptor
Returns:
The parameters value
See Also:
IDescriptor.setParameters(java.lang.Object[])

getDescriptorNames

@TestMethod(value="testNamesConsistency")
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 decsriptor (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

@TestMethod(value="testCalculate_IAtomContainer")
public DescriptorValue calculate(IAtom atom,
                                                 IAtomContainer container)
This method calculate the 3D distance between two atoms.

Specified by:
calculate in interface IAtomicDescriptor
Parameters:
atom - The IAtom for which the DescriptorValue is requested
container - Parameter is the atom container.
Returns:
The number of bonds on the shortest path between two atoms

getParameterNames

@TestMethod(value="testGetParameterNames")
public String[] getParameterNames()
Gets the parameterNames attribute of the DistanceToAtomDescriptor object

Specified by:
getParameterNames in interface IDescriptor
Returns:
The parameterNames value

getParameterType

@TestMethod(value="testGetParameterType_String")
public Object getParameterType(String name)
Gets the parameterType attribute of the DistanceToAtomDescriptor object

Specified by:
getParameterType in interface IDescriptor
Parameters:
name - Description of the Parameter
Returns:
The parameterType value