International
Tables for
Crystallography
Volume G
Definition and exchange of crystallographic data
Edited by J. R. Hester and B. McMahon

International Tables for Crystallography (2026). Vol. G. Early view chapter
https://doi.org/10.1107/97809553602060001011

Chapter 4.2 Core dictionary (coreCIF)


Index

Core dictionary version 3.3.0

_function.SymKey

Name:
_function.SymKey

Definition:

   
    The function
              m  =  SymKey( s )

    returns an integer index to the Seitz matrices from the character
    string of the form 'n_pqr'.

Type: Integer

Units: none


The permitted range is 1 → 192

Evaluation method:

    Function SymKey( s :[Single, Symop])  {  # symop string

           If (s == NULL)  n = 1
           Else            n = AtoI(s[0])

                SymKey =  n       # index from 1
    }

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