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+#ifndef VALIDPARAMETERS_H
+#define VALIDPARAMETERS_H
+
+/*
+ *  validparameter.h
+ *  Dotur
+ *
+ *  Created by Sarah Westcott on 1/5/09.
+ *  Copyright 2009 Schloss Lab UMASS Amherst. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "mothur.h"
+#include "mothurout.h"
+
+//This class contains a list of all valid parameters in Mothur.  
+//It has a function which will tell you if your parameter is valid.
+//When adding a new parameter you must add it to the valid list in the class constructor.
+
+
+class ValidParameters {
+
+       public:
+               ValidParameters();
+               ValidParameters(string);
+               ~ValidParameters();
+               //bool isValidParameter(string, string, string) {return true;}
+               bool isValidParameter(string, vector<string>, string);
+               vector <string> addParameters(string[], int);
+               void initParameterRanges();
+               string validFile(map<string, string>&, string, bool); //container, parameter, isFile, commandName
+
+       private:
+               map<string, string>::iterator it;
+               map<string, vector<string> > parameterRanges;
+               MothurOut* m;
+               string commandName;
+
+};
+
+#endif