--- trunk/src/utils/PropertyMap.cpp	2009/11/25 20:02:06	1390
+++ branches/development/src/utils/PropertyMap.cpp	2012/05/18 21:44:02	1710
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
  * [1]  Meineke, et al., J. Comp. Chem. 26, 252-271 (2005).             
  * [2]  Fennell & Gezelter, J. Chem. Phys. 124, 234104 (2006).          
  * [3]  Sun, Lin & Gezelter, J. Chem. Phys. 128, 24107 (2008).          
- * [4]  Vardeman & Gezelter, in progress (2009).                        
+ * [4]  Kuang & Gezelter,  J. Chem. Phys. 133, 164101 (2010).
+ * [5]  Vardeman, Stocker & Gezelter, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 7, 834 (2011).
  */
  
 #include "utils/PropertyMap.hpp"
@@ -107,6 +108,17 @@ namespace OpenMD {
     return properties;
   }
 
+  bool PropertyMap::hasProperty(const std::string& propName){
+    std::map<std::string, GenericData*>::iterator iter;
+
+    iter = propMap_.find(propName);
+
+    if (iter != propMap_.end())
+      return true;
+    else
+      return false;
+  }
+
   GenericData* PropertyMap::getPropertyByName(const std::string& propName){
     std::map<std::string, GenericData*>::iterator iter;