--- /dev/null
+#ifndef DIST_H
+#define DIST_H
+/*
+ * dist.h
+ * Mothur
+ *
+ * Created by Sarah Westcott on 5/7/09.
+ * Copyright 2009 Schloss Lab UMASS Amherst. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "mothur.h"
+#include "sequence.hpp"
+
+/**************************************************************************************************/
+
+class Dist {
+
+public:
+ Dist(){ dist = 0; m = MothurOut::getInstance(); }
+ Dist(const Dist& d) : dist(d.dist) { m = MothurOut::getInstance(); }
+ virtual ~Dist() {}
+ virtual void calcDist(Sequence, Sequence) = 0;
+ double getDist() { return dist; }
+
+protected:
+ double dist;
+ MothurOut* m;
+};
+
+/**************************************************************************************************/
+
+#endif