Allow "*" atoms to be created.

cdk · Feb 16, 2017 · 4f384e7 · 4f384e7
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diff --git a/base/data/src/main/java/org/openscience/cdk/Atom.java b/base/data/src/main/java/org/openscience/cdk/Atom.java
@@ -536,6 +536,10 @@ private static boolean parseAtomSymbol(IAtom atom, String str) {
             atom.setAtomicNumber(0);
             atom.setSymbol("R");
             return true;
+        } else if ("*".equals(str)) {
+            atom.setAtomicNumber(0);
+            atom.setSymbol("*");
+            return true;
         } else if ("D".equals(str)) {
             atom.setAtomicNumber(1);
             atom.setMassNumber(2);

diff --git a/base/silent/src/main/java/org/openscience/cdk/silent/Atom.java b/base/silent/src/main/java/org/openscience/cdk/silent/Atom.java
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@ private static boolean isDigit(char c) {
     }
 
     private static boolean parseAtomSymbol(IAtom atom, String str) {
-
         Elements elem = Elements.ofString(str);
         if (elem != Elements.Unknown) {
             atom.setAtomicNumber(elem.number());
@@ -523,6 +522,10 @@ private static boolean parseAtomSymbol(IAtom atom, String str) {
             atom.setAtomicNumber(0);
             atom.setSymbol("R");
             return true;
+        } else if ("*".equals(str)) {
+            atom.setAtomicNumber(0);
+            atom.setSymbol("*");
+            return true;
         } else if ("D".equals(str)) {
             atom.setAtomicNumber(1);
             atom.setMassNumber(2);