# File icw_taxo.rb, line 221
                        def getClass(filename, ingredient)
                                print ":-> Look for [" + ingredient + "] in the Taxonomy " + filename + "\n"
                                taxoFile=File.new(filename, "r") 
                                taxoFile.each_line { |line|
                                #print line 

                                if (String(line) =~ /.*[:\#]\w+/) then
                                
                                        @@class=line.gsub(/[:\#\s\t]/, '')
                                        #print @@class + " \n"

                                else
                                        print ": Compare: " + line.downcase.chomp + " " + ingredient.downcase.chomp + "\n"
                                        if (line.downcase.chomp == ingredient.downcase.chomp) then
                                                taxoFile.close
                                                print ":-> Class [" + @@class + "] for Ingredient [" + ingredient         
                                                print "] ...... found!\n"
                                                return true
                                        end
                                        
                                end
                                }
                        taxoFile.close
                        return false
        end