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+/**
+ * Author: Mark Larkin
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2007 Des Higgins, Julie Thompson and Toby Gibson.
+ */
+#ifndef UTILITY_H
+#define UTILITY_H
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include "clustalw.h"
+class QLabel;
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace clustalw
+{
+class Utility
+{
+ public:
+ Utility();
+ virtual ~Utility(){};
+
+ char* rTrim(char *str);
+ void rTrim(string *str);
+ char* blankToUnderscore(char *str);
+ string blankToUnderscore(string str);
+ void getStr(string instr, string& outstr);
+ char getChoice(string instr);
+ double getReal(const char *instr, double minx, double maxx, double def);
+ int getInt(const char *instr,int minx,int maxx, int def);
+ unsigned long getUniqueSequenceIdentifier();
+ bool lineType(char *line, const char *code);
+
+ bool blankLine(char *line);
+
+ void getPath(string str, string *path);
+
+ virtual char promptForYesNo(char *title, const char *prompt);
+ virtual char promptForYesNo(const char *title, const char *prompt);
+ virtual void error( char *msg,...);
+ virtual void error( const char *msg,...);
+ virtual void warning( char *msg,...);
+ virtual void warning( const char *msg,...);
+ virtual void info( char *msg,...);
+ virtual void info( const char *msg,...);
+ virtual void myname( char *myname );
+ template <class T> T MIN(T x, T y){if (x <= y){return x;}return y;}
+ template <class T> T MAX(T x, T y){if (x >= y){return x;}return y;}
+ // Note the following function will never be used from this class. It is for the
+ // QT version. I need it here so that I can add the function to QTUtility.
+ virtual void setInfoLabelPtr(QLabel* ptrToLabelObj);
+ bool isNumeric(char ch);
+ double average(std::vector<double>& v);
+ double stdDev(std::vector<double>& v);
+ double median(std::vector<double> v);
+ /* Attributes */
+ void beQuiet(bool b) {quiet=b;};
+
+ private:
+ /* Functions */
+
+
+ /* Attributes */
+ bool quiet;
+
+};
+}
+#endif
+