/// <summary>
/// Select a group of elements based on their periodic family
/// </summary>
/// <param name="family">The family to search for, from the AppEnum.Family enumerable</param>
/// <returns>List of Element</returns>
public IEnumerable <Element> SelectEachMember(AppEnum.Family family)
{
List <Element> searchResults = new List <Element>();
//if there are no elements in the list
if (!this.elements.Any())
{
//throw an exception
throw new ArgumentException("EmptyList");
}
//otherwise, look through all the existing elements for any matches
foreach (Element element in this.elements)
{
if (element.family == family)
{
searchResults.Add(element);
}
}
//if no matches were found, throw an exception
if (!searchResults.Any())
{
throw new ArgumentException("FamilyMembersNotFound");
}
//otherwise, return the list of results
return(searchResults);
}
public Element(string _name, string _symbol, int _atomicNumber, double _atomicWeight, bool _isRadioactive, AppEnum.Family _family, int _period, int _atomicRadius)
{
name = _name;
symbol = _symbol;
atomicNumber = _atomicNumber;
atomicWeight = _atomicWeight;
isRadioactive = _isRadioactive;
family = _family;
period = _period;
atomicRadius = atomicRadius;
}
