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+'''
+Created on Feb 7, 2012
+
+@author: marat
+'''
+
+class AtomOntology:
+    '''
+    classdocs
+    '''
+
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        '''
+        Constructor
+        '''
+        pass
+    
+    @staticmethod    
+    def atomName(mydict):
+        if mydict.has_key("name"):
+            name = mydict["name"]
+        else:
+            name = None     
+        return name
+    
+    @staticmethod  
+    def resName(mydict):
+        if mydict.has_key("resname"):
+            name = mydict["resname"]
+        else:
+            name = None     
+        return name
+            
+    @staticmethod  
+    def resId(mydict):
+        if mydict.has_key("resid"):
+            i = mydict["resid"]
+        else:
+            i = None     
+        return i
+
+    @staticmethod  
+    def atomId(mydict):
+        if mydict.has_key("atomid"):
+            i = mydict["atomid"]
+        else:
+            i = None     
+        return i
+    
+    @staticmethod 
+    def atomCoords(mydict):
+        if mydict.has_key("coords"):
+            coords = mydict["coords"]
+        else:
+            coords = None     
+        return coords    
+    
+    
+        
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