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--- a/tree.cpp
+++ b/tree.cpp
 Tree::Tree() {
        try {
                globaldata = GlobalData::getInstance();
-
-               numLeaves = globaldata->gTreemap->getNumSeqs();
+               m = MothurOut::getInstance();
+               
+               if (globaldata->runParse == true) {  parseTreeFile();  globaldata->runParse = false;  }
+//for(int i = 0; i <   globaldata->Treenames.size(); i++) { cout << i << '\t' << globaldata->Treenames[i] << endl;  }  
+               numLeaves = globaldata->Treenames.size();
                numNodes = 2*numLeaves - 1;
                
                tree.resize(numNodes);
 
                //initialize tree with correct number of nodes, name and group info.
                for (int i = 0; i < numNodes; i++) {
-
                        //initialize leaf nodes
                        if (i <= (numLeaves-1)) {
-                               tree[i].setName(globaldata->gTreemap->namesOfSeqs[i]);
-                               tree[i].setGroup(globaldata->gTreemap->getGroup(globaldata->gTreemap->namesOfSeqs[i]));
-                               //the node knows its index
-                               tree[i].setIndex(i);
+                               tree[i].setName(globaldata->Treenames[i]);
+                               vector<string> tempGroups; tempGroups.push_back(globaldata->gTreemap->getGroup(globaldata->Treenames[i]));
+                               tree[i].setGroup(tempGroups);
+                               //set pcount and pGroup for groupname to 1.
+                               tree[i].pcount[globaldata->gTreemap->getGroup(globaldata->Treenames[i])] = 1;
+                               tree[i].pGroups[globaldata->gTreemap->getGroup(globaldata->Treenames[i])] = 1;
                                //Treemap knows name, group and index to speed up search
-                               globaldata->gTreemap->setIndex(globaldata->gTreemap->namesOfSeqs[i], i);
+                               globaldata->gTreemap->setIndex(globaldata->Treenames[i], i);
+       
                        //intialize non leaf nodes
                        }else if (i > (numLeaves-1)) {
                                tree[i].setName("");
-                               tree[i].setGroup("");
-                               //the node knows its index
-                               tree[i].setIndex(i);
+                               vector<string> tempGroups;
+                               tree[i].setGroup(tempGroups);
                        }
                }
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the Tree class Function Tree. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "Tree");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the Tree class function Tree. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }               
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************/
+Tree::~Tree() {}
+/*****************************************************************/
+void Tree::addNamesToCounts() {
+       try {
+               //ex. seq1      seq2,seq3,se4
+               //              seq1 = pasture
+               //              seq2 = forest
+               //              seq4 = pasture
+               //              seq3 = ocean
+               
+               //before this function seq1.pcount = pasture -> 1
+               //after                            seq1.pcount = pasture -> 2, forest -> 1, ocean -> 1
+               
+               //before this function seq1.pgroups = pasture -> 1
+               //after                            seq1.pgroups = pasture -> 1 since that is the dominant group
 
+                               
+               //go through each leaf and update its pcounts and pgroups
+               for (int i = 0; i < numLeaves; i++) {
+                       string name = tree[i].getName();
+                       
+                       map<string, string>::iterator itNames = globaldata->names.find(name);
+                       
+                       if (itNames == globaldata->names.end()) { m->mothurOut(name + " is not in your name file, please correct."); m->mothurOutEndLine(); exit(1);  }
+                       else {
+                               vector<string> dupNames;
+                               splitAtComma(globaldata->names[name], dupNames);
+                               
+                               map<string, int>::iterator itCounts;
+                               int maxPars = 1;
+                               for (int j = 0; j < dupNames.size(); j++) {
+                               
+                                       if (dupNames[j] != name) {//you already added yourself in the constructor
+                                               string group = globaldata->gTreemap->getGroup(dupNames[j]);
+                                               
+                                               //update pcounts
+                                               itCounts = tree[i].pcount.find(group);
+                                               if (itCounts == tree[i].pcount.end()) { //new group, add it
+                                                       tree[i].pcount[group] = 1;
+                                               }else {
+                                                       tree[i].pcount[group]++;
+                                               }
+                                                       
+                                               //update pgroups
+                                               itCounts = tree[i].pGroups.find(group);
+                                               if (itCounts == tree[i].pGroups.end()) { //new group, add it
+                                                       tree[i].pGroups[group] = 1;
+                                               }else {
+                                                       tree[i].pGroups[group]++;
+                                               }
+                                               
+                                               //keep highest group
+                                               if(tree[i].pGroups[group] > maxPars){
+                                                       maxPars = tree[i].pGroups[group];
+                                               }
+                                       }//end if
+                               }//end for
+                               
+                               if (maxPars > 1) { //then we have some more dominant groups
+                                       //erase all the groups that are less than maxPars because you found a more dominant group.
+                                       for(it=tree[i].pGroups.begin();it!=tree[i].pGroups.end();){
+                                               if(it->second < maxPars){
+                                                       tree[i].pGroups.erase(it++);
+                                               }else { it++; }
+                                       }
+                                       //set one remaining groups to 1
+                                       for(it=tree[i].pGroups.begin();it!=tree[i].pGroups.end();it++){
+                                               tree[i].pGroups[it->first] = 1;
+                                       }
+                               }//end if
+                               
+                               //update groups to reflect all the groups this node represents
+                               vector<string> nodeGroups;
+                               map<string, int>::iterator itGroups;
+                               for (itGroups = tree[i].pcount.begin(); itGroups != tree[i].pcount.end(); itGroups++) {
+                                       nodeGroups.push_back(itGroups->first);
+                               }
+                               tree[i].setGroup(nodeGroups);
+                               
+                       }//end else
+               }//end for
+                               
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "addNamesToCounts");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/*****************************************************************/
 int Tree::getIndex(string searchName) {
        try {
                //Treemap knows name, group and index to speed up search
@@ -61,13 +149,9 @@ int Tree::getIndex(string searchName) {
                
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the Tree class Function getIndex. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "getIndex");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the Tree class function getIndex. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }               
 }
 /*****************************************************************/
 
@@ -77,37 +161,402 @@ void Tree::setIndex(string searchName, int index) {
                globaldata->gTreemap->setIndex(searchName, index);
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the Tree class Function setIndex. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "setIndex");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/*****************************************************************/
+int Tree::assembleTree() {
+       try {
+       
+               //if user has given a names file we want to include that info in the pgroups and pcount info.
+               if(globaldata->names.size() != 0) {  addNamesToCounts();  }
+               
+               //build the pGroups in non leaf nodes to be used in the parsimony calcs.
+               for (int i = numLeaves; i < numNodes; i++) {
+                       if (m->control_pressed) { return 1; }
+
+                       tree[i].pGroups = (mergeGroups(i));
+                       tree[i].pcount = (mergeGcounts(i));
+               }
+               
+               return 0;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "assembleTree");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/*****************************************************************/
+void Tree::getCopy(Tree* copy) {
+       try {
+       
+               //for each node in the tree copy its info
+               for (int i = 0; i < numNodes; i++) {
+                       //copy name
+                       tree[i].setName(copy->tree[i].getName());
+               
+                       //copy group
+                       tree[i].setGroup(copy->tree[i].getGroup());
+                       
+                       //copy branch length
+                       tree[i].setBranchLength(copy->tree[i].getBranchLength());
+               
+                       //copy parent
+                       tree[i].setParent(copy->tree[i].getParent());
+               
+                       //copy children
+                       tree[i].setChildren(copy->tree[i].getLChild(), copy->tree[i].getRChild());
+               
+                       //copy index in node and tmap
+                       tree[i].setIndex(copy->tree[i].getIndex());
+                       setIndex(copy->tree[i].getName(), getIndex(copy->tree[i].getName()));
+                       
+                       //copy pGroups
+                       tree[i].pGroups = copy->tree[i].pGroups;
+               
+                       //copy pcount
+                       tree[i].pcount = copy->tree[i].pcount;
+               }
+               
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "getCopy");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/*****************************************************************/
+//returns a map with a groupname and the number of times that group was seen in the children
+//for instance if your children are white and black then it would return a map with 2 entries
+// p[white] = 1 and p[black] = 1.  Now go up a level and merge that with a node who has p[white] = 1
+//and you get p[white] = 2, p[black] = 1, but you erase the p[black] because you have a p value higher than 1.
+
+map<string, int> Tree::mergeGroups(int i) {
+       try {
+               int lc = tree[i].getLChild();
+               int rc = tree[i].getRChild();
+
+               //set parsimony groups to left child
+               map<string,int> parsimony = tree[lc].pGroups;
+               
+               int maxPars = 1;
+
+               //look at right child groups and update maxPars if right child has something higher for that group.
+               for(it=tree[rc].pGroups.begin();it!=tree[rc].pGroups.end();it++){
+                       it2 = parsimony.find(it->first);
+                       if (it2 != parsimony.end()) {
+                               parsimony[it->first]++;
+                       }else {
+                               parsimony[it->first] = 1;
+                       }
+                       
+                       if(parsimony[it->first] > maxPars){
+                               maxPars = parsimony[it->first];
+                       }
+               }
+       
+               // this is true if right child had a greater parsimony for a certain group
+               if(maxPars > 1){
+                       //erase all the groups that are only 1 because you found something with 2.
+                       for(it=parsimony.begin();it!=parsimony.end();){
+                               if(it->second == 1){
+                                       parsimony.erase(it++);
+                               }else { it++; }
+                       }
+                       //set one remaining groups to 1
+                       //so with our above example p[white] = 2 would be left and it would become p[white] = 1
+                       for(it=parsimony.begin();it!=parsimony.end();it++){
+                               parsimony[it->first] = 1;
+                       }
+               
+               }
+       
+               return parsimony;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "mergeGroups");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the Tree class function setIndex. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+}
+/*****************************************************************/
+//returns a map with a groupname and the number of times that group was seen in the children
+//for instance if your children are white and black then it would return a map with 2 entries
+// p[white] = 1 and p[black] = 1.  Now go up a level and merge that with a node who has p[white] = 1
+//and you get p[white] = 2, p[black] = 1, but you erase the p[black] because you have a p value higher than 1.
+
+map<string, int> Tree::mergeUserGroups(int i, vector<string> g) {
+       try {
+       
+               int lc = tree[i].getLChild();
+               int rc = tree[i].getRChild();
+               
+               //loop through nodes groups removing the ones the user doesn't want
+               for(it=tree[lc].pGroups.begin();it!=tree[lc].pGroups.end();){
+                               if (inUsersGroups(it->first, g) != true) {
+                                       tree[lc].pGroups.erase(it++);
+                               }else { it++; }
+               }
+
+               //loop through nodes groups removing the ones the user doesn't want
+               for(it=tree[rc].pGroups.begin();it!=tree[rc].pGroups.end();){
+                               if (inUsersGroups(it->first, g) != true) {
+                                       tree[rc].pGroups.erase(it++);
+                               }else { it++; }
+               }
+
+               //set parsimony groups to left child
+               map<string,int> parsimony = tree[lc].pGroups;
+               
+               int maxPars = 1;
+
+               //look at right child groups and update maxPars if right child has something higher for that group.
+               for(it=tree[rc].pGroups.begin();it!=tree[rc].pGroups.end();it++){
+                       it2 = parsimony.find(it->first);
+                       if (it2 != parsimony.end()) {
+                               parsimony[it->first]++;
+                       }else {
+                               parsimony[it->first] = 1;
+                       }
+                       
+                       if(parsimony[it->first] > maxPars){
+                               maxPars = parsimony[it->first];
+                       }
+               }
+                       
+               // this is true if right child had a greater parsimony for a certain group
+               if(maxPars > 1){
+                       //erase all the groups that are only 1 because you found something with 2.
+                       for(it=parsimony.begin();it!=parsimony.end();){
+                               if(it->second == 1){
+                                       parsimony.erase(it++);
+                               }else { it++; }
+                       }
+
+                       for(it=parsimony.begin();it!=parsimony.end();it++){
+                               parsimony[it->first] = 1;
+                       }
+               }               
+               
+               return parsimony;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "mergeUserGroups");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+
+
+/**************************************************************************************************/
+
+map<string,int> Tree::mergeGcounts(int position) {
+       try{
+               map<string,int>::iterator pos;
+       
+               int lc = tree[position].getLChild();
+               int rc = tree[position].getRChild();
+       
+               map<string,int> sum = tree[lc].pcount;
+    
+               for(it=tree[rc].pcount.begin();it!=tree[rc].pcount.end();it++){
+                       sum[it->first] += it->second;
+               }
+               return sum;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "mergeGcounts");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/**************************************************************************************************/
+
+void Tree::randomLabels(vector<string> g) {
+       try {
+               
+               for(int i = 0; i < numLeaves; i++){
+                       int z;
+                       //get random index to switch with
+                       z = int((float)(i+1) * (float)(rand()) / ((float)RAND_MAX+1.0));        
+                       
+                       //you only want to randomize the nodes that are from a group the user wants analyzed, so
+                       //if either of the leaf nodes you are about to switch are not in the users groups then you don't want to switch them.
+                       bool treez, treei;
+               
+                       treez = inUsersGroups(tree[z].getGroup(), g);
+                       treei = inUsersGroups(tree[i].getGroup(), g);
+                       
+                       if ((treez == true) && (treei == true)) {
+                               //switches node i and node z's info.
+                               map<string,int> lib_hold = tree[z].pGroups;
+                               tree[z].pGroups = (tree[i].pGroups);
+                               tree[i].pGroups = (lib_hold);
+                               
+                               vector<string> zgroup = tree[z].getGroup();
+                               tree[z].setGroup(tree[i].getGroup());
+                               tree[i].setGroup(zgroup);
+                               
+                               string zname = tree[z].getName();
+                               tree[z].setName(tree[i].getName());
+                               tree[i].setName(zname);
+                               
+                               map<string,int> gcount_hold = tree[z].pcount;
+                               tree[z].pcount = (tree[i].pcount);
+                               tree[i].pcount = (gcount_hold);
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "randomLabels");
                exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/**************************************************************************************************
+
+void Tree::randomLabels(string groupA, string groupB) {
+       try {
+               int numSeqsA = globaldata->gTreemap->seqsPerGroup[groupA];
+               int numSeqsB = globaldata->gTreemap->seqsPerGroup[groupB];
+
+               vector<string> randomGroups(numSeqsA+numSeqsB, groupA);
+               for(int i=numSeqsA;i<randomGroups.size();i++){
+                       randomGroups[i] = groupB;
+               }
+               random_shuffle(randomGroups.begin(), randomGroups.end());
+                               
+               int randomCounter = 0;                          
+               for(int i=0;i<numLeaves;i++){
+                       if(tree[i].getGroup() == groupA || tree[i].getGroup() == groupB){
+                               tree[i].setGroup(randomGroups[randomCounter]);
+                               tree[i].pcount.clear();
+                               tree[i].pcount[randomGroups[randomCounter]] = 1;
+                               tree[i].pGroups.clear();
+                               tree[i].pGroups[randomGroups[randomCounter]] = 1;
+                               randomCounter++;
+                       }
+               }
        }               
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "randomLabels");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/**************************************************************************************************/
+void Tree::randomBlengths()  {
+       try {
+               for(int i=numNodes-1;i>=0;i--){
+                       int z = int((float)(i+1) * (float)(rand()) / ((float)RAND_MAX+1.0));    
+               
+                       float bl_hold = tree[z].getBranchLength();
+                       tree[z].setBranchLength(tree[i].getBranchLength());
+                       tree[i].setBranchLength(bl_hold);
+               }
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "randomBlengths");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/*************************************************************************************************/
+void Tree::assembleRandomUnifracTree(vector<string> g) {
+       randomLabels(g);
+       assembleTree();
+}
+/*************************************************************************************************/
+void Tree::assembleRandomUnifracTree(string groupA, string groupB) {
+
+       vector<string> temp; temp.push_back(groupA); temp.push_back(groupB);
+       randomLabels(temp);
+       assembleTree();
 }
 
+/*************************************************************************************************/
+//for now it's just random topology but may become random labels as well later that why this is such a simple function now...
+void Tree::assembleRandomTree() {
+       randomTopology();
+       assembleTree();
+}
+/**************************************************************************************************/
+
+void Tree::randomTopology() {
+       try {
+               for(int i=0;i<numNodes;i++){
+                       tree[i].setParent(-1);
+               }
+               for(int i=numLeaves;i<numNodes;i++){
+                       tree[i].setChildren(-1, -1); 
+               }
+    
+               for(int i=numLeaves;i<numNodes;i++){
+                       int escape =0;
+                       int rnd_index1, rnd_index2;
+                       while(escape == 0){
+                               rnd_index1 = (int)(((double)rand() / (double) RAND_MAX)*i);
+                               if(tree[rnd_index1].getParent() == -1){escape = 1;}
+                       }
+               
+                       escape = 0;
+                       while(escape == 0){
+                               rnd_index2 = (int)(((double)rand() / (double) RAND_MAX)*i);
+                               if(rnd_index2 != rnd_index1 && tree[rnd_index2].getParent() == -1){
+                                       escape = 1;
+                               }               
+                       }
+       
+                       tree[i].setChildren(rnd_index1,rnd_index2);
+                       tree[i].setParent(-1);
+                       tree[rnd_index1].setParent(i);
+                       tree[rnd_index2].setParent(i);
+               }
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "randomTopology");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/*****************************************************************/
+void Tree::print(ostream& out) {
+       try {
+               int root = findRoot();
+               printBranch(root, out, "branch");
+               out << ";" << endl;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "print");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/*****************************************************************/
+void Tree::printForBoot(ostream& out) {
+       try {
+               int root = findRoot();
+               printBranch(root, out, "boot");
+               out << ";" << endl;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "printForBoot");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
 
 /*****************************************************************/
 // This prints out the tree in Newick form.
-void Tree::createNewickFile() {
+void Tree::createNewickFile(string f) {
        try {
                int root = findRoot();
-               filename = getRootName(globaldata->getTreeFile()) + "newick";
+               //filename = getRootName(globaldata->getTreeFile()) + "newick";
+               filename = f;
+
                openOutputFile(filename, out);
                
-               printBranch(root);
+               printBranch(root, out, "branch");
                
                // you are at the end of the tree
                out << ";" << endl;
+               out.close();
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the Tree class Function createNewickFile. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "createNewickFile");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the Tree class function createNewickFile. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }               
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************/
@@ -118,46 +567,224 @@ int Tree::findRoot() {
                for (int i = 0; i < numNodes; i++) {
                        //you found the root
                        if (tree[i].getParent() == -1) { return i; }
+                       //cout << "i = " << i << endl;
+                       //cout << "i's parent = " << tree[i].getParent() << endl;  
                }
                return -1;
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the Tree class Function findRoot. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "findRoot");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the Tree class function findRoot. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }               
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************/
-void Tree::printBranch(int node) {
+void Tree::printBranch(int node, ostream& out, string mode) {
        try {
                
                // you are not a leaf
                if (tree[node].getLChild() != -1) {
                        out << "(";
-                       printBranch(tree[node].getLChild());
+                       printBranch(tree[node].getLChild(), out, mode);
                        out << ",";
-                       printBranch(tree[node].getRChild());
+                       printBranch(tree[node].getRChild(), out, mode);
                        out << ")";
+                       if (mode == "branch") {
+                               //if there is a branch length then print it
+                               if (tree[node].getBranchLength() != -1) {
+                                       out << ":" << tree[node].getBranchLength();
+                               }
+                       }else if (mode == "boot") {
+                               //if there is a label then print it
+                               if (tree[node].getLabel() != -1) {
+                                       out << tree[node].getLabel();
+                               }
+                       }
                }else { //you are a leaf
-                       tree[node].printNode(out);  //prints out name and branch length
+                       string leafGroup = globaldata->gTreemap->getGroup(tree[node].getName());
+                       
+                       out << leafGroup; 
+                       if (mode == "branch") {
+                               //if there is a branch length then print it
+                               if (tree[node].getBranchLength() != -1) {
+                                       out << ":" << tree[node].getBranchLength();
+                               }
+                       }else if (mode == "boot") {
+                               //if there is a label then print it
+                               if (tree[node].getLabel() != -1) {
+                                       out << tree[node].getLabel();
+                               }
+                       }
                }
                
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the Tree class Function printBranch. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "printBranch");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the Tree class function printBranch. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }               
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************/
 
+void Tree::printTree() {
+       
+       for(int i=0;i<numNodes;i++){
+               cout << i << '\t';
+               tree[i].printNode();
+       }
+       
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************/
+//this code is a mess and should be rethought...-slw
+void Tree::parseTreeFile() {
+       
+       //only takes names from the first tree and assumes that all trees use the same names.
+       try {
+               string filename = globaldata->getTreeFile();
+               ifstream filehandle;
+               openInputFile(filename, filehandle);
+               int c, comment;
+               comment = 0;
+               int done = 1;
+               
+               //ifyou are not a nexus file 
+               if((c = filehandle.peek()) != '#') {  
+                       while((c = filehandle.peek()) != ';') { 
+                               while ((c = filehandle.peek()) != ';') {
+                                       // get past comments
+                                       if(c == '[') {
+                                               comment = 1;
+                                       }
+                                       if(c == ']'){
+                                               comment = 0;
+                                       }
+                                       if((c == '(') && (comment != 1)){ break; }
+                                       filehandle.get();
+                               }
+
+                               done = readTreeString(filehandle); 
+                               if (done == 0) { break; }
+                       }
+               //ifyou are a nexus file
+               }else if((c = filehandle.peek()) == '#') {
+                       string holder = "";
+                                       
+                       // get past comments
+                       while(holder != "translate" && holder != "Translate"){  
+                               if(holder == "[" || holder == "[!"){
+                                       comment = 1;
+                               }
+                               if(holder == "]"){
+                                       comment = 0;
+                               }
+                               filehandle >> holder; 
+
+                               //if there is no translate then you must read tree string otherwise use translate to get names
+                               if((holder == "tree") && (comment != 1)){       
+                                       //pass over the "tree rep.6878900 = "
+                                       while (((c = filehandle.get()) != '(') && ((c = filehandle.peek()) != EOF)) {;}
+
+                                       if(c == EOF) { break; }
+                                       filehandle.putback(c);  //put back first ( of tree.
+                                       done = readTreeString(filehandle);
+       
+                                       break;
+                               }
+                       
+                               if (done == 0) { break;  }
+                       }
+                       
+                       //use nexus translation rather than parsing tree to save time
+                       if((holder == "translate") || (holder == "Translate")) {
+
+                               string number, name, h;
+                               h = ""; // so it enters the loop the first time
+                               while((h != ";") && (number != ";")) { 
+                                       filehandle >> number;
+                                       filehandle >> name;
+       
+                                       //c = , until done with translation then c = ;
+                                       h = name.substr(name.length()-1, name.length()); 
+                                       name.erase(name.end()-1);  //erase the comma
+                                       globaldata->Treenames.push_back(number);
+                               }
+                               if(number == ";") { globaldata->Treenames.pop_back(); }  //in case ';' from translation is on next line instead of next to last name
+                       }
+               }
+               filehandle.close();
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "parseTreeFile");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/*******************************************************/
+
+/*******************************************************/
+int Tree::readTreeString(ifstream& filehandle) {
+       try {
+               int c;
+               string name;  //, k
+               
+               while((c = filehandle.peek()) != ';') { 
+//k = c;
+//cout << " at beginning of while " <<  k << endl;                     
+                       if(c == ')')  {    
+                               //to pass over labels in trees
+                               c=filehandle.get();
+                               while((c!=',') && (c != -1) && (c!= ':') && (c!=';')){ c=filehandle.get(); }
+                               filehandle.putback(c);
+                       }
+                       if(c == ';') { return 0; }
+                       if(c == -1) { return 0; }
+                       //if you are a name
+                       if((c != '(') && (c != ')') && (c != ',') && (c != ':') && (c != '\n') && (c != '\t') && (c != 32)) { //32 is space
+                               name = "";
+                               c = filehandle.get();
+                       //k = c;
+//cout << k << endl;
+                               while ((c != '(') && (c != ')') && (c != ',') && (c != ':') && (c != '\n') && (c != 32) && (c != '\t')) {                       
+                                       name += c;
+                                       c = filehandle.get();
+                       //k = c;
+//cout << " in name while " << k << endl;
+                               }
+                               
+//cout << "name = " << name << endl;
+                               globaldata->Treenames.push_back(name);
+                               filehandle.putback(c);
+//k = c;
+//cout << " after putback" <<  k << endl;
+                       } 
+                       
+                       if(c  == ':') { //read until you reach the end of the branch length
+                               while ((c != '(') && (c != ')') && (c != ',') && (c != ';') && (c != '\n') && (c != '\t') && (c != 32)) {
+                                       c = filehandle.get();
+       //k = c;
+       //cout << " in branch while " << k << endl;
+                               }
+                               filehandle.putback(c);
+                       }
+               
+                       c = filehandle.get();
+//k = c;
+       //cout << " here after get " << k << endl;
+                       if(c == ';') { return 0; }
+                       if(c == ')') { filehandle.putback(c); }
+       //k = c;
+//cout << k << endl;
+
+               }
+               return 0;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Tree", "readTreeString");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}      
+
+/*******************************************************/
 
+/*******************************************************/