ElementaryElement.java

package com.compomics.util.experiment.biology;

/**
 * This class can be used to retrieve elementary elements like a neutron.
 *
 * @author Marc Vaudel
 */
public class ElementaryElement {

    /**
     * The name of the element.
     */
    private String name;
    /*
     * The theoretic mass.
     */
    private double theoreticMass;
    /**
     * A neutron.
     */
    public static final ElementaryElement neutron = new ElementaryElement("Neutron", 1.00866491600);

    /**
     * Constructor.
     *
     * @param name the name of the element
     * @param theoreticMass the mass of the element
     */
    private ElementaryElement(String name, double theoreticMass) {
        this.name = name;
        this.theoreticMass = theoreticMass;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the name of the element.
     *
     * @return the name of the element
     */
    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the mass of the element.
     *
     * @return the mass of the element
     */
    public double getMass() {
        return theoreticMass;
    }
}