/**
* factory for creating atom object instances
*
* factory for creating atom object instances
*
* @param integer $offset The offset of the atom (in bytes)
* @param integer $size The size of the atom (in bytes)
* @param string $type The type of the atom
*
* @return object An instance of the Atom-class
* @author Benjamin Carl <*****@*****.**>
* @version 0.1
* @since Method available since Release 0.1
* @access public
*/
public static function factory($offset, $size, $type)
{
// instanciate a new atom-object
$atom = new Atom();
// setup ...
$atom->setOffset($offset);
$atom->setSize($size);
$atom->setType($type);
// and give back ...
return $atom;
}
