Index: trunk/EventBenchConsole/src/de/ugoe/cs/eventbench/commands/CMDnumStates.java
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--- trunk/EventBenchConsole/src/de/ugoe/cs/eventbench/commands/CMDnumStates.java	(revision 67)
+++ trunk/EventBenchConsole/src/de/ugoe/cs/eventbench/commands/CMDnumStates.java	(revision 67)
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+package de.ugoe.cs.eventbench.commands;
+
+import java.security.InvalidParameterException;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import de.ugoe.cs.eventbench.data.GlobalDataContainer;
+import de.ugoe.cs.eventbench.models.FirstOrderMarkovModel;
+import de.ugoe.cs.eventbench.models.IStochasticProcess;
+import de.ugoe.cs.util.console.Command;
+import de.ugoe.cs.util.console.Console;
+
+public class CMDnumStates implements Command {
+
+	@Override
+	public void run(List<Object> parameters) {
+		String modelname = "";
+		try {
+			modelname = (String) parameters.get(0);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new InvalidParameterException();
+		}
+		
+		IStochasticProcess model = null; 
+		Object dataObject = GlobalDataContainer.getInstance().getData(modelname);
+		if( dataObject==null ) {
+			Console.println("Model " + modelname + "not found in storage.");
+		}
+		else if( !(dataObject instanceof IStochasticProcess) ) {
+			Console.println("Object " + modelname + " is not a stochastic process!");
+		} else {
+			model = (IStochasticProcess) dataObject;
+			Console.println("" + model.getNumStates() + " states");
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void help() {
+		Console.println("Usage: numStates <modelName>");
+	}
+
+}