/// <summary> Removes a particular strand, specified by its name.
///
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">name of the strand to remove
/// </param>
public virtual void removeStrand(System.String name)
{
if (strands.ContainsKey(name))
{
Strand strand = (Strand)strands[name];
this.remove(strand);
strands.Remove(name);
}
}
/// <summary> Retrieve a Monomer object by specifying its name. [You have to specify the strand to enable
/// monomers with the same name in different strands. There is at least one such case: every
/// strand contains a monomer called "".]
///
/// </summary>
/// <param name="monName"> The name of the monomer to look for
/// </param>
/// <returns> The Monomer object which was asked for
///
/// </returns>
public virtual IMonomer getMonomer(System.String monName, System.String strandName)
{
Strand strand = (Strand)strands[strandName];
if (strand != null)
{
return((Monomer)strand.getMonomer(monName));
}
else
{
return(null);
}
}
