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+#ifndef DISTANCEDB_HPP
+#define DISTANCEDB_HPP
+
+/*
+ * distancedb.hpp
+ *
+ *
+ * Created by Pat Schloss on 12/29/08.
+ * Copyright 2008 Patrick D. Schloss. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+
+
+using namespace std;
+
+#include "mothur.h"
+
+class DistanceDB : public Database {
+
+public:
+ DistanceDB(string, string);
+ Sequence* findClosestSequence(Sequence*);
+
+private:
+
+ struct hit{
+ string seqName;
+ int indexNumber;
+ float simScore;
+ };
+ vector<hit> mostSimSequenceVector;
+// ifstream inputData;
+ int searchIndex;
+};
+
+#endif