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package org.openscience.cdk.interfaces;

/**
 * A Monomer is an AtomContainer which stores additional monomer specific
 * informations for a group of Atoms.
 *
 * @cdk.module  interfaces
 * @cdk.githash
 *
 * @author Edgar Luttmann &lt;edgar@uni-paderborn.de&gt;
 * @cdk.created 2001-08-06
 *
 * @cdk.keyword monomer
 */
public interface IMonomer extends IAtomContainer {

    /**
     * Retrieve the monomer name.
     *
     * @return The name of the Monomer object
     * @see    #setMonomerName
     */
    public String getMonomerName();

    /**
     * Retrieve the monomer type.
     *
     * @return The type of the Monomer object
     * @see    #setMonomerType
     */
    public String getMonomerType();

    /**
     * Set the name of the Monomer object.
     *
     * @param cMonomerName  The new name for this monomer
     * @see    #getMonomerName
     */
    public void setMonomerName(String cMonomerName);

    /**
     * Set the type of the Monomer object.
     *
     * @param cMonomerType  The new type for this monomer
     * @see    #getMonomerType
     */
    public void setMonomerType(String cMonomerType);

    /**
     *{@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public IMonomer clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException;
}
