--- branches/development/src/brains/SimInfo.cpp	2013/01/09 22:02:30	1830
+++ branches/development/src/brains/SimInfo.cpp	2013/02/20 13:52:51	1849
@@ -780,6 +780,22 @@ namespace OpenMD {
 #endif
 
     return atomTypes;        
+  }
+
+
+  int getGlobalCountOfType(AtomType* atype) {
+    /*
+    set<AtomType*> atypes = getSimulatedAtomTypes();
+    map<AtomType*, int> counts_;
+
+    for(mol = beginMolecule(mi); mol != NULL; mol = nextMolecule(mi)) {
+      for(atom = mol->beginAtom(ai); atom != NULL;
+          atom = mol->nextAtom(ai)) {
+	atom->getAtomType();
+      }      
+    }    
+    */
+    return 0;
   }
 
   void SimInfo::setupSimVariables() {