function kf = fwdRateConstants(a)
% FWDRATECONSTANTS  Get the forward reaction rate constants.
% kf = fwdRateConstants(a)
%
% see also: :mat:func:`revRateConstants`, :mat:func:`equil_Kc`
%
% :param a:
%     Instance of class :mat:func:`Kinetics` (or another
%     object deriving from Kinetics)
%     for which forward rate constants are desired.
% :return:
%     Returns a column vector of the forward rate constants of
%     all of the reactions.
%

kf = kinetics_get(a.id, 15, 0);