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 ValidParameters::ValidParameters() {
        try {
-               initialReaddist();
-               initialReadotu();
-               initialReadtree();
-               initialCluster();
-               initialDeconvolute();
-               initialParsimony();
-               initialCollectsingle();
-               initialCollectshared();
-               initialRarefactsingle();
-               initialRarefactshared();
-               initialSummarysingle();
-               initialSummaryshared();
-               initialUnifracweighted();
-               initialUnifracunweighted();
-               initialLibshuff();
+               parameters["phylip"]            = "phylip";
+               parameters["column"]                = "column";
+               parameters["list"]                      = "list"; 
+               parameters["rabund"]            = "rabund"; 
+               parameters["sabund"]            = "sabund"; 
+               parameters["name"]                      = "name"; 
+               parameters["group"]                     = "group"; 
+               parameters["order"]             = "order"; 
+               parameters["fasta"]                         = "fasta"; 
+               parameters["tree"]                      = "tree";
+               parameters["fileroot"]                  = "fileroot";
+               parameters["cutoff"]                    = "cutoff"; 
+               parameters["method"]                    = "method";
+               parameters["format"]                    = "format"; 
+               parameters["precision"]                 = "precision"; 
+               parameters["label"]                             = "label"; 
+               parameters["line"]                              = "line";
+               parameters["iters"]                             = "iters"; 
+               parameters["jumble"]                    = "jumble"; 
+               parameters["freq"]                              = "freq"; 
+               parameters["abund"]             = "abund";
+               parameters["random"]                    = "random";
+               parameters["groups"]                    = "groups";
+               parameters["calc"]                              = "calc";
+               parameters["sharedrarefaction"] = "sharedrarefaction";
+               parameters["sharedsummary"]     = "sharedsummary";
+               parameters["shared"]            = "shared";
+               parameters["single"]            = "single";
+               parameters["rarefaction"]       = "rarefaction";
+               
+               initCommandParameters();                
+               initParameterRanges();
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
                cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the ValidParameters class Function ValidParameters. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
@@ -43,198 +60,180 @@ ValidParameters::ValidParameters() {
 
 ValidParameters::~ValidParameters() {}
 
+
 /***********************************************************************/
-bool ValidParameters::isValidParameter(string parameter, string command) {
+bool ValidParameters::isValidParameter(string parameter, string command, string value) {
        try {   
+               bool valid = false;
+               vector<string> cParams = commandParameters[command];
+               int numParams = cParams.size(); 
+               for(int i = 0; i < numParams; i++)
+               {
+                       if(cParams.at(i).compare(parameter) == 0)
+                       {
+                               valid = true;
+                               i = numParams;
+                       }
+               }
+               if(!valid)
+               {
+                       cout << "'" << parameter << "' is not a valid parameter for the " << command << " command.\n";
+                       return false;
+               }
+               
+               if(parameterRanges.count(parameter) != 1)
+                       return true;
        
-               if (command == "read.dist") {
-                       //is it valid
-                       if ((readdist.find(parameter)) != (readdist.end())) {
-                               return true;
-                       }else { 
-                               cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. Valid parameters are ";
-                               for (it = readdist.begin(); it != readdist.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
-                               }
-                               cout << endl;
-                               return false; }
-               }else if (command == "read.otu") {
-                       //is it valid
-                       if ((readotu.find(parameter)) != (readotu.end())) {
-                               return true;
-                       }else { 
-                               cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. Valid parameters are ";
-                               for (it = readotu.begin(); it != readotu.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
-                               }
-                               cout << endl;
-                               return false; }
-               //are you looking for a calculator for a rarefaction parameter
-               }else if (command == "read.tree") {
-                       //is it valid
-                       if ((readtree.find(parameter)) != (readtree.end())) {
-                               return true;
-                       }else { 
-                               cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. Valid parameters are ";
-                               for (it = readtree.begin(); it != readtree.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
-                               }
-                               cout << endl;
-                               return false; }
-               //are you looking for a calculator for a summary parameter
-               }else if (command == "cluster") {
-                       //is it valid
-                       if ((cluster.find(parameter)) != (cluster.end())) {
-                               return true;
-                       }else { 
-                               cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. Valid parameters are ";
-                               for (it = cluster.begin(); it != cluster.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
-                               }
-                               cout << endl;
-                               return false; }         //are you looking for a calculator for a sharedsummary parameter
-               }else if (command == "deconvolute") {
-                       //is it valid
-                       if ((deconvolute.find(parameter)) != (deconvolute.end())) {
-                               return true;
-                       }else { 
-                               cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. Valid parameters are ";
-                               for (it = deconvolute.begin(); it != deconvolute.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first;
-                               }
-                               cout << endl;
-                               return false; }
-               }else if (command == "parsimony") {
-                       //is it valid
-                       if ((parsimony.find(parameter)) != (parsimony.end())) {
-                               return true;
-                       }else { 
-                               cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. Valid parameters are ";
-                               for (it = parsimony.begin(); it != parsimony.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
-                               }
-                               cout << endl;
-                               return false; }
-               }else if (command == "collect.single") {
-                       //is it valid
-                       if ((collectsingle.find(parameter)) != (collectsingle.end())) {
-                               return true;
-                       }else { 
-                               cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. Valid parameters are ";
-                               for (it = collectsingle.begin(); it != collectsingle.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
-                               }
-                               cout << endl;
-                               return false; }
-               }else if (command == "collect.shared") {
-                       //is it valid
-                       if ((collectshared.find(parameter)) != (collectshared.end())) {
-                               return true;
-                       }else { 
-                               cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. Valid parameters are ";
-                               for (it = collectshared.begin(); it != collectshared.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
-                               }
-                               cout << endl;
-                               return false; }
-               }else if (command == "rarefaction.single") {
-                       //is it valid
-                       if ((rarefactsingle.find(parameter)) != (rarefactsingle.end())) {
-                               return true;
-                       }else { 
-                               cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. Valid parameters are ";
-                               for (it = rarefactsingle.begin(); it != rarefactsingle.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
-                               }
-                               cout << endl;
-                               return false; }
-               }else if (command == "rarefaction.shared") {
-                       //is it valid
-                       if ((rarefactshared.find(parameter)) != (rarefactshared.end())) {
-                               return true;
-                       }else { 
-                               cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. Valid parameters are ";
-                               for (it = rarefactshared.begin(); it != rarefactshared.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
-                               }
-                               cout << endl;
-                               return false; }
-               }else if (command == "summary.single") {
-                       //is it valid
-                       if ((summarysingle.find(parameter)) != (summarysingle.end())) {
-                               return true;
-                       }else { 
-                               cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. Valid parameters are ";
-                               for (it = summarysingle.begin(); it != summarysingle.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
-                               }
-                               cout << endl;
-                               return false; }
-               }else if (command == "summary.shared") {
-                       //is it valid
-                       if ((summaryshared.find(parameter)) != (summaryshared.end())) {
-                               return true;
-                       }else { 
-                               cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. Valid parameters are ";
-                               for (it = summaryshared.begin(); it != summaryshared.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
-                               }
-                               cout << endl;
-                               return false; }
-               }else if (command == "unifrac.weighted") {
-                       //is it valid
-                       if ((unifracweighted.find(parameter)) != (unifracweighted.end())) {
-                               return true;
-                       }else { 
-                               cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. Valid parameters are ";
-                               for (it = unifracweighted.begin(); it != unifracweighted.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
-                               }
-                               cout << endl;
-                               return false; }
-               }else if (command == "unifrac.unweighted") {
-                       //is it valid
-                       if ((unifracunweighted.find(parameter)) != (unifracunweighted.end())) {
-                               return true;
-                       }else { 
-                               cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. Valid parameters are ";
-                               for (it = unifracunweighted.begin(); it != unifracunweighted.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
-                               }
-                               cout << endl;
-                               return false; }
-               }else if (command == "libshuff") {
-                       //is it valid
-                       if ((libshuff.find(parameter)) != (libshuff.end())) {
+               int pVal;
+               double piSentinel = 3.14159;
+               vector<string> range = parameterRanges[parameter];
+
+               valid = convertTest(value, pVal);
+               
+               if(!valid)
+                       return false;
+               
+               
+               
+               /********************************************************************************************************
+                      Special Cases
+           *********************************************************************************************************/
+               
+               if(parameter.compare("precision") == 0)
+               {
+                       double logNum = log10((double)pVal);
+                       double diff = (double)((int)logNum - logNum);
+                       if(diff != 0)
+                       {
+                               cout << "The precision parameter can only take powers of 10 as a value (e.g. 10,1000,1000, etc.)\n";
+                               return false;
+                       }
+               }
+               
+               /************************************************************************************************************/
+               
+               
+               
+               double a,b,c,d,e;
+               
+               if(range.at(1).compare("NA") == 0)
+                       a = piSentinel;
+               else
+                       a = atoi(range.at(1).c_str()); 
+                       
+               if(range.at(3).compare("NA") == 0)
+                       b = piSentinel;
+               else
+                       b = atoi(range.at(3).c_str()); 
+                                       
+               if(range.at(4).compare("between") == 0)
+                       c = 0;
+               else if(range.at(4).compare("only") == 0)
+                       c = 1;
+               else
+               {
+                       cout << "The range can only be 'between' or 'only' the bounding numbers.\n";
+                       return false;
+               }
+               
+               if(range.at(0).compare(">") == 0)
+                       d = 0;
+               else if(range.at(0).compare(">=") == 0 || range[3].compare("=>") == 0)
+                       d = 1;
+               else
+               {
+                       cout << "The parameter value can only be '>', '>=', or '=>' the lower bounding number.\n";
+                       return false;
+               }
+               
+               if(range.at(2).compare("<") == 0)
+                       e = 0;
+               else if(range.at(2).compare("<=") == 0 || range[4].compare("=<") == 0)
+                       e = 1;
+               else
+               {
+                       cout << "The parameter value can only be '<', '<=', or '=<' the upper bounding number.\n";
+                       return false;
+               }
+               
+               bool a0 = pVal > a;
+               bool a1 = pVal >= a;
+               bool b0 = pVal < b;
+               bool b1 = pVal <= b;
+               
+               if(c != 1)
+               {
+                       if(a == piSentinel && b == piSentinel)
                                return true;
-                       }else { 
-                               cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. Valid parameters are ";
-                               for (it = libshuff.begin(); it != libshuff.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
-                               }
-                               cout << endl;
-                               return false; }
-               }else if (command == "heatmap") {
-                       //is it valid
-                       if ((heatmap.find(parameter)) != (heatmap.end())) {
+                       if(a != piSentinel && b == piSentinel)
+                       {
+                               if(d == 0)
+                                       valid = a0;
+                               else
+                                       valid = a1;
+                       }
+                       else if(a == piSentinel && b != piSentinel)
+                       {
+                               if(e == 0)
+                                       valid = b0;
+                               else
+                                       valid = b1;
+                       }
+                       else
+                       {
+                               if(d == 0 && e == 0)
+                                       valid = (a0 && b0);
+                               else if(d == 0 && e == 1)
+                                       valid = (a0 && b1);
+                               else if(d == 1 && e == 0)
+                                       valid = (a1 && b0);
+                               else
+                                       valid = (a1 && b1);
+                       }
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       if(a == piSentinel && b == piSentinel)
                                return true;
-                       }else { 
-                               cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. Valid parameters are ";
-                               for (it = heatmap.begin(); it != heatmap.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
-                               }
-                               cout << endl;
-                               return false; }
-
-               //not a valid paramter
-               }else if (command == "help") { cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. There are no vaild parameters." << endl;  
-               }else if (command == "quit") { cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. There are no vaild parameters." << endl; 
-               }else if (command == "get.group") { cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. There are no vaild parameters." << endl; 
-               }else if (command == "get.label") { cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. There are no vaild parameters." << endl; 
-               }else if (command == "get.line") { cout << parameter << " is not a valid parameter for the " + command + " command. There are no vaild parameters." << endl; }
+                       if(a != piSentinel && b == piSentinel)
+                               valid = (pVal == a);
+                       else if(a == piSentinel && b != piSentinel)
+                               valid = (pVal == b);
+                       else
+                               valid = (pVal == a || pVal == b);
+               }
                
-               return false; 
+               if(valid)
+                       return true;
                
+               else
+               {
+                       cout << "The '" << parameter << "' parameter needs to be ";
+                       if(c == 1)
+                               cout << "either '" << a << "' or '" << b << "'.\n";
+                       else
+                       {
+                               if(a != piSentinel)
+                               {
+                                       cout << ">";
+                                       if(d != 0)
+                                               cout << "=";
+                                       cout << " '" << a << "'";
+                               }
+                               if(b == piSentinel)
+                                       cout << ".\n";
+                               else if(a != piSentinel)
+                                       cout << " and ";
+                               if(b != piSentinel)
+                               {
+                                       cout << "<";
+                                       if(e != 0)
+                                               cout << "=";
+                                       cout << " '" << b << ".\n";
+                               }
+                       }
+                       return false;
+               }
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
                cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the ValidParameters class Function isValidParameter. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
@@ -247,113 +246,128 @@ bool ValidParameters::isValidParameter(string parameter, string command) {
 }
 
 /***********************************************************************/
-void ValidParameters::initialReaddist() {
-       readdist["phylip"]              = "phylip";
-       readdist["column"]              = "column";
-       readdist["name"]                = "name"; 
-       readdist["group"]               = "group"; 
-       readdist["cutoff"]              = "cutoff"; 
-       readdist["precision"]   = "precision"; 
-}
-/***********************************************************************/
-void ValidParameters::initialReadotu() {
-       readotu["list"]                 = "list"; 
-       readotu["rabund"]               = "rabund"; 
-       readotu["sabund"]               = "sabund";
-       readotu["shared"]               = "shared";
-       readotu["group"]                = "group"; 
-       readotu["order"]                = "order"; 
-       readotu["label"]                = "label"; 
-       readotu["line"]                 = "line";
-}
-/***********************************************************************/
-void ValidParameters::initialReadtree() {
-       readtree["group"]       = "group"; 
-       readtree["tree"]        = "tree";
-}
-/***********************************************************************/
-void ValidParameters::initialCluster() {
-       cluster["cutoff"]               = "cutoff"; 
-       cluster["method"]               = "method";
-       cluster["precision"]    = "precision"; 
-}
-/***********************************************************************/
-void ValidParameters::initialDeconvolute() {
-       deconvolute["fasta"]    = "fasta"; 
-}
-/***********************************************************************/
-void ValidParameters::initialParsimony() {
-       parsimony["iters"]              = "iters"; 
-       parsimony["random"]             = "random";
-       parsimony["groups"]             = "groups";
-}
-/***********************************************************************/
-void ValidParameters::initialCollectsingle() {
-       collectsingle["label"]          = "label"; 
-       collectsingle["line"]           = "line";
-       collectsingle["freq"]           = "freq"; 
-       collectsingle["calc"]           = "calc";
-}
-/***********************************************************************/
-void ValidParameters::initialCollectshared() {
-       collectshared["label"]          = "label"; 
-       collectshared["line"]           = "line";
-       collectshared["freq"]           = "freq"; 
-       collectshared["calc"]           = "calc";
-       collectshared["jumble"]         = "jumble";
-}
-/***********************************************************************/
-void ValidParameters::initialRarefactsingle() {
-       rarefactsingle["label"]         = "label"; 
-       rarefactsingle["line"]          = "line";
-       rarefactsingle["freq"]          = "freq"; 
-       rarefactsingle["calc"]          = "calc";
-       rarefactsingle["iters"]         = "iters"; 
-}
-/***********************************************************************/
-void ValidParameters::initialRarefactshared() {
-       rarefactshared["label"]         = "label"; 
-       rarefactshared["line"]          = "line";
-       rarefactshared["jumble"]        = "jumble";
-       rarefactshared["calc"]          = "calc";
-       rarefactshared["iters"]         = "iters"; 
-}
-/***********************************************************************/
-void ValidParameters::initialSummarysingle() {
-       summarysingle["label"]          = "label"; 
-       summarysingle["line"]           = "line";
-       summarysingle["calc"]           = "calc";
-}
+
 /***********************************************************************/
-void ValidParameters::initialSummaryshared() {
-       summaryshared["label"]          = "label"; 
-       summaryshared["line"]           = "line";
-       summaryshared["calc"]           = "calc";
-       summaryshared["jumble"]         = "jumble";
+void ValidParameters::initCommandParameters() {
+       try {   
+               //{"parameter1","parameter2",...,"last parameter"};
+               
+               string readdistArray[] = {"phylip","name","cutoff","precision"};
+               commandParameters["read.dist"] = addParameters(readdistArray, sizeof(readdistArray)/sizeof(string));
+
+               string readotuArray[] =  {"list","order","group","shared", "sabund"};
+               commandParameters["read.otu"] = addParameters(readotuArray, sizeof(readotuArray)/sizeof(string));
+               
+               string clusterArray[] =  {"cutoff","precision","method"};
+               commandParameters["cluster"] = addParameters(clusterArray, sizeof(clusterArray)/sizeof(string));
+               
+               string deconvoluteArray[] =  {"fasta"};
+               commandParameters["deconvolute"] = addParameters(deconvoluteArray, sizeof(deconvoluteArray)/sizeof(string));
+               
+               string collectsingleArray[] =  {"freq","line","label","single","precision","abund"};
+               commandParameters["collect.single"] = addParameters(collectsingleArray, sizeof(collectsingleArray)/sizeof(string));
+
+               string collectsharedArray[] =  {"jumble","freq","line","label","shared","groups"};
+               commandParameters["collect.shared"] = addParameters(collectsharedArray, sizeof(collectsharedArray)/sizeof(string));
+
+               string getgroupArray[] =  {};
+               commandParameters["get.group"]   = addParameters(getgroupArray, sizeof(getgroupArray)/sizeof(string));
+               
+               string getlabelArray[] =  {};
+               commandParameters["get.label"]  = addParameters(getlabelArray, sizeof(getlabelArray)/sizeof(string));
+
+               string getlineArray[] =  {};
+               commandParameters["get.line"] = addParameters(getlineArray, sizeof(getlineArray)/sizeof(string));
 
+               string rarefactionsingleArray[] =  {"iters","freq","line","label","rarefaction","abund"};
+               commandParameters["rarefaction.single"] = addParameters(rarefactionsingleArray, sizeof(rarefactionsingleArray)/sizeof(string));
+
+               string rarefactionsharedArray[] =  {"iters","jumble","line","label","sharedrarefaction"};
+               commandParameters["rarefaction.shared"] = addParameters(rarefactionsharedArray, sizeof(rarefactionsharedArray)/sizeof(string));
+
+               string summarysingleArray[] =  {"line","label","summary","abund"};
+               commandParameters["summary.single"] = addParameters(summarysingleArray, sizeof(summarysingleArray)/sizeof(string));
+
+               string summarysharedArray[] =  {"jumble","line","label","sharedsummary"};
+               commandParameters["summary.shared"] = addParameters(summarysharedArray, sizeof(summarysharedArray)/sizeof(string));
+
+               string quitArray[] = {};
+               commandParameters["quit"] = addParameters(quitArray, sizeof(quitArray)/sizeof(string));
+
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the ValidParameters class Function isValidParameter. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }
+       catch(...) {
+               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the ValidParameters class function isValidParameter. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }
 }
+
 /***********************************************************************/
-void ValidParameters::initialUnifracweighted() {
-       unifracweighted["iters"]                = "iters"; 
-       unifracweighted["groups"]               = "groups";
-}
+
 /***********************************************************************/
-void ValidParameters::initialUnifracunweighted() {
-       unifracunweighted["iters"]              = "iters"; 
-       unifracunweighted["groups"]             = "groups";
+void ValidParameters::initParameterRanges() {
+       try {   
+               int rangeSize = 5;
+
+               /**************************************************************************************************************
+                       {">=" or "=>" or ">" if the value should be greater than or equal to or just greater than the lower bound,
+                   A number representing the lower bound ("NA" if there is no lower bound), 
+                  "<=" or "=<" or "<" if the value shoud be less than or equal to or just less than the upper bound,
+                   A number representing the upper bound ("NA" if there is no lower bound),
+                  "between" if between lower and upper bounds or "only" if exactly one of the bounds};
+                  
+                  # = parameter
+                  # (>, >=) lower bound, # (<, <=) upperbound, # should be (between, only) lower and upper bounds.
+                  ***********************************************************************************************************/
+               
+               string precisionArray[] = {">=","10", "<","NA", "between"};
+               parameterRanges["precision"] = addParameters(precisionArray, rangeSize);
+               
+               string itersArray[] = {">=","10", "<","NA", "between"};
+               parameterRanges["iters"] = addParameters(itersArray, rangeSize);
+
+               string jumbleArray[] = {">","0", "<","1", "only"};
+               parameterRanges["jumble"] = addParameters(jumbleArray, rangeSize);
+
+               string freqArray[] = {">","1", "<","NA", "between"};
+               parameterRanges["freq"] = addParameters(freqArray, rangeSize);
+
+               string lineArray[] = {">=","1", "<","NA", "between"};
+               parameterRanges["line"] = addParameters(lineArray, rangeSize);
+
+               string abundArray[] = {">=","5", "<","NA", "between"};
+               parameterRanges["abund"] = addParameters(abundArray, rangeSize);
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the ValidParameters class Function isValidParameter. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }
+       catch(...) {
+               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the ValidParameters class function isValidParameter. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }
 }
+
 /***********************************************************************/
-void ValidParameters::initialLibshuff() {
-       libshuff["cutoff"]              = "cutoff"; 
-       libshuff["iters"]               = "iters"; 
-       libshuff["groups"]              = "groups";
-       libshuff["step"]                = "step";
-       libshuff["form"]                = "form";
-}
+
 /***********************************************************************/
-void ValidParameters::initialHeatmap() {
-       heatmap["label"]        = "label"; 
-       heatmap["line"]         = "line";
+vector<string> ValidParameters::addParameters(string parameters[], int size) {
+       try {   
+               vector<string> pVector (parameters, parameters+size); 
+               return pVector;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the ValidParameters class Function isValidParameter. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }
+       catch(...) {
+               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the ValidParameters class function isValidParameter. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }
 }
 
 /***********************************************************************/
+