#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;

#This script demostrates the use of the object oriented interface
#that the Chemistry::Elements module provides.  At the prompt you
#can enter a Z, name, or chemical symbol to create an Elements
#object.  Once you have an object you can define your own methods
#through which you associate data with the object.

use Chemistry::Elements qw();

print "> ";

#you can specify a Z, name, or symbol.
#case does not matter since the module should figure it out
while( <STDIN> )
	{
	chomp $_;

	my $obj = new Chemistry::Elements $_;

	print "no object could be created\n> " unless ref $obj;
	next unless ref $obj;

	#accessor methods for the Element object
	my $Z      = $obj->Z;
	my $name   = $obj->name;
	my $symbol = $obj->symbol;
	
	#this is just to demonstrate defining your own method
	$obj->pretend_method($obj->Z / 3.2);
	my $MM = $obj->pretend_method;

	print "$Z,$name,$symbol,$MM\n> ";
	
	}