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GetItemDescription

NAME GetItemDescription

PROTOTYPE

#include "CifBuilder.h"

char * CifBuilder::GetItemDescription(const char * itemName);

EXAMPLE

#include "CifBuilder.h"

CifBuilder cb("mmCif96.psf");

cb.BuildDictionaryList();
cb.SetContext("cifdic.m96");
char * description = cb.GetItemDescription("_atom_site.cartn_x");

PURPOSE

GetItemDescription returns the description for the item itemName in the current context

RECEIVES

itemName

the name of the item

RETURN VALUE

Returns the description as a char * or NULL.

REMARKS

None

 

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