--- trunk/OOPSE-1.0/libmdtools/EAM_FF.cpp	2004/07/16 18:58:03	1334
+++ trunk/OOPSE-1.0/libmdtools/EAM_FF.cpp	2004/07/28 16:26:33	1426
@@ -1087,3 +1087,18 @@ int EAM_NS::parseEAM(atomStruct &info, char *eamPotFil
   fclose(eamFile);
   return 0;
 }
+
+double EAM_FF::getAtomTypeMass (char* atomType) {
+
+  currentAtomType = headAtomType->find( atomType );
+  if( currentAtomType == NULL ){
+    sprintf( painCave.errMsg,
+            "AtomType error, %s not found in force file.\n",
+             atomType );
+    painCave.isFatal = 1;
+    simError();
+  }
+
+  return currentAtomType->mass;
+}
+