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 * Created on 28.04.2004
 * @author Andreas Prlic
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package org.biojava.bio.structure;

/**
 * A simple interface for an Atom.
 * The coordinates can be accessed via the
 * {@link #getCoords()}, or the 
 * {@link #getX()}, {@link #getY()}, {@link #getZ()} methods.
 * There are a few additional methods here to provide some PDB specific information.
 * 
 
 * @author Andreas Prlic
 * @author Horvath Tamas
 * @version %I% %G%
 * @since 1.4
 * 
 */
public interface Atom {
    
    /** set trimmed version of atom name, e.g. "CA". 
     * @param s  a String specifying the name value
     * @see #getName
     */
    public void   setName(String s);
    
    /** get trimmed version of atom name, e.g. "CA".
     * @return a String representing the name value 
     * @see #setName
     */
    public String getName();
    
    /** set full name of atom e.g. " CA ". 
     * @param s  a String specifying the full name value
     * @see #getFullName
     */
    public void   setFullName(String s) ;
    
    /** get full name of atom e.g. " CA ".
     * @return a String representing the full name value 
     * @see #setFullName
     */
    public String getFullName();
    
    /** set PDB atom number. 
     * @param i  an int specifying the PDBserial value 
     * @see #getPDBserial
     */
    public void setPDBserial(int i) ;
    
    /** get PDB atom number.
     * @return an int representing the PDBserial value 
     * @see #setPDBserial
     */
    public int  getPDBserial() ;
    
    /** set the coordinates.  
     * @param c  an array of doubles specifying the coords value
     * @see #getCoords
     */    
    public void    setCoords(double[] c);
    
    /** get the coordinates. 
     * @return an array of doubles representing the coords value
     * @see #setCoords
     */    
    public double[] getCoords() ;
    
    /** Set the X coordinate.
     * @param x  a double
     * @see #getX()
     */
    public void setX(double x);
    
    /** Set the Y coordinate.
     * @param y  a double
     * @see #getY()
     */
    public void setY(double y);
    
    /** Set the Z coordinate.
     * @param z  a double
     * @see #getZ()     
     */
    public void setZ(double z);
    
    /** Get coordinate X. 
     * @return a double
     * @see #setX(double)
     */    
    public double getX() ;
    
    /** Get coordinate Y. 
     * @return a double
     * @see #setY(double)
     */    
    public double getY() ;
    
    /** Get coordinate Z. 
     * @return a double
     * @see #setZ(double)
     */    
    public double getZ() ;
    
    /** get set alternate Location.
     * @param c  a Character object specifying the alt loc value 
     * @see #getAltLoc
     */
    public void setAltLoc(Character c);
    
    /** get set alternate Location. 
     * @return a Character object representing the alt loc value
     * @see #setAltLoc
     */
    public Character getAltLoc();
    
    /** store the whole line.  
     * @param s  a String specifying the PDBline value
     * @see #getPDBline
     */
    public void   setPDBline(String s) ;
    
    /** store the whole line.  
     * @return a String representing the PDBline value
     * @see #setPDBline
     */
    
    public String getPDBline() ;
    
    /** set occupancy. 
     * @param occupancy  a double specifying the occupancy value
     * @see #getOccupancy
     */
    public void setOccupancy(double occupancy) ;
    
    /** get occupancy. 
     * @return a double representing the occupancy value
     * @see #setOccupancy
     */
    public double getOccupancy();
    
    /** get set temp factor .
     * @param temp  a double specifying the temp factor value
     * @see #getTempFactor
     */
    public void   setTempFactor(double temp) ;
    
    /** get set temp factor. 
     * @return a double representing the temp factor value
     * @see #setTempFactor
     */
    public double getTempFactor() ;
    
    /** returns and identical copy of this  object .
     * @return  and identical copy of this  object 
     */
    public Object clone();
    
    /** Sets the back-reference to its parent Group.
     * @param parent the parent Group
     * @see #getParent()
     */
    public void setParent(Group parent) ; 

     /** Returns the parent Group of the Atom.
     * returns null if the referenced object is not Group 
     * @return Group the parent Group of the Atom, or null
     * @see #setParent(Group)     
     */
    public Group getParent();
    
    
    
}