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element_by_symbol

Function element_by_symbol 

Source
pub fn element_by_symbol(symbol: &str) -> Option<Element>
Expand description

Looks up an element by symbol using ASCII case-insensitive matching.

Leading and trailing whitespace are ignored.

ยงExamples

use use_element::element_by_symbol;

let sodium = element_by_symbol(" na ").unwrap();

assert_eq!(sodium.atomic_number, 11);
assert_eq!(sodium.symbol, "Na");